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Broker (12A)

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A woman leans out of a van in a still from Broker

A mother embarks on a journey with two illegal baby salesmen to supervise the adoption of her new-born in this delightful Korean crime-meets-family drama.

A road movie-cum-crime drama from Palme D'Or winning Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda, Broker is an entrancing examination of Korea's baby box system and chosen family. 

When a young mother discovers her recently abandoned baby has been taken by thieves planning to sell him on the black market, she decides to join them to oversee the sale. The unlikely gang are meanwhile being tailed by two detectives, keen to uncover their illegal scheme.

The film has a star-studded cast of Korean cinema royalty, seeing Song Kang-ho (winner of the Cannes' Best Actor Award for Parasite) star alongside Bae Doona (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, The Host) and Gang Dong-won (Train to Busan). 

Tagged with: Cinema New releases

Korea 2022 dir Hirokazu Kore-eda 129 min

Recorded director Q&A screenings: Please note, the following screenings will be followed with a 17-minute recorded Q&A with director Hirokazu Kore-eda:

Wednesday 22 March at 2:30pm in Cinema 3

There is audio description available for this title. We provide audio description using the Dolby Screentalk system. The film soundtrack comes through the speakers in the usual way and a recorded narrator explains what is happening on screen through personal headphones. Please ask a member of staff for a set of headphones.

Location
Barbican Cinema 1 is located within the main Barbican building on Level -2. Head to Level G and walk towards the Lakeside Terrace where you’ll find stairs and lifts to take you down to the venue floor.   

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

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