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DramaComedyCrime

Broker

- Some leave. Some retrieve.

Sang-hyun is always struggling from debt, and Dong-soo works at a baby box facility. On a rainy night, they steal the baby Woo-sung, who was left in the baby box, to sell him at a good price. Meanwhile, detectives were watching, and they quietly track them down to capture the crucial evidence.

Release Date : 2022-06-08

Language :Korean

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Zip CinemaCJ Entertainment

Production Country : South Korea

Alternative Titles : Baby, Box, Broker

Cast

Song Kang-ho

Character Name : Sang-hyun

Original Name : 송강호

Gender : Male

Gang Dong-won

Character Name : Dong-soo

Original Name : 강동원

Gender : Male

Bae Doona

Character Name : Su-jin

Original Name : 배두나

Gender : Female

IU

Character Name : So-young

Original Name : 아이유

Gender : Female

Lee Joo-young

Character Name : Detective Lee

Original Name : 이주영

Gender : Female

Lim Seung-soo

Character Name : Hae-jin

Original Name : Lim Seung-soo

Gender : Male

Park Ji-yong

Character Name : Woo-sung

Original Name : Park Ji-yong

Gender : Male

Song Sae-byuk

Character Name : Orphanage Director

Original Name : 송새벽

Gender : Male

Kim Sun-young

Character Name : Orphanage Director's wife

Original Name : 김선영

Gender : Female

Lee Moo-saeng

Character Name : Seon-ho

Original Name : 이무생

Gender : Male

Lee Dong-hwi

Character Name : Mr. Song

Original Name : 이동휘

Gender : Male

Kim Sae-byuk

Character Name : Song's Wife

Original Name : 김새벽

Gender : Female

Bek Hyun-jin

Character Name : Detective Choi

Original Name : 백현진

Gender : Male

Oh Hee-jun

Character Name : Choi's Subordinate

Original Name : Oh Hee-jun

Gender : Male

Ryu Kyung-soo

Character Name : Tae-ho

Original Name : 류경수

Gender : Male

Jong Ho

Character Name : Young-gil

Original Name : Jong Ho

Gender : Male

Seong Yu-bin

Character Name : Young-min

Original Name : 성유빈

Gender : Male

Park Kang-seop

Character Name : Si-woo

Original Name : 박강섭

Gender : Male

Kim Keum-soon

Character Name : Ms. Park

Original Name : 김금순

Gender : Female

Kang Gil-woo

Character Name : Mr. Im

Original Name : 강길우

Gender : Male

Kim Yae-eun

Character Name : Im's Wife

Original Name : 김예은

Gender : Female

Park Hae-jun

Character Name : Mr. Yoon

Original Name : 박해준

Gender : Male

Jung Ji-woo

Character Name : Yoon's Wife

Original Name : Jung Ji-woo

Gender : Female

Ryu Ji-an

Character Name : Yun-ah

Original Name : 류지안

Gender : Female

Yun Seul

Character Name : Babybox Staff 1

Original Name : Yun Seul

Gender : Female

Jang Hye-min

Character Name : Babybox Staff 2

Original Name : Jang Hye-min

Gender : Female

Jeong Jong-yeol

Character Name : Babybox Pastor

Original Name : Jeong Jong-yeol

Gender : Male

Jung Ah-young

Character Name : Jung-ae

Original Name : Jung Ah-young

Gender : Female

Lee Ye-seo

Character Name : Ye-seo

Original Name : Lee Ye-seo

Gender : Female

Choi Hee-jin

Character Name : Mi-sook

Original Name : 최희진

Gender : Female

Lee Do-goon

Character Name : Police Officer

Original Name : Lee Do-goon

Gender : Male

Kim Do-yeon

Character Name : Seon-ah

Original Name : Kim Do-yeon

Gender : Female

Choi Hyo-sang

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : 최효상

Gender : Male

Kang Min-ji

Character Name : Nurse 1

Original Name : Kang Min-ji

Gender : Male

Lee Ga-kyung

Character Name : Nurse 2

Original Name : Lee Ga-kyung

Gender : Female

Yang Gwon-seok

Character Name : Taxi Driver

Original Name : Yang Gwon-seok

Gender : Male

Lee Doo-seok

Character Name : Gyu-seok

Original Name : Lee Doo-seok

Gender : Male

Yoon Sang-hak

Character Name : Granny in front of the Laundromat

Original Name : Yoon Sang-hak

Gender : Male

Lee Do-gyoo

Character Name : 4-Year-Old Woo-sung

Original Name : Lee Do-gyoo

Gender : Male

Lee Yoo-joo

Character Name : Little Girl at So-young's House 1

Original Name : Lee Yoo-joo

Gender : Female

Kang Gyoo-rin

Character Name : Little Girl at So-young's House 2

Original Name : Kang Gyoo-rin

Gender : Male

Kim Joo-eun

Character Name : Little Girl at So-young's House 3

Original Name : Kim Joo-eun

Gender : Male

Lim Ga-Young

Character Name : 19-Years-Old Girl at So-young's House

Original Name : Lim Ga-Young

Gender : Female

Woo Sung-min

Character Name : Orphanage Kid 1

Original Name : Woo Sung-min

Gender : Male

Choi Yoon-woo

Character Name : Orphanage Kid 2

Original Name : Choi Yoon-woo

Gender : Male

Jung Hyuk

Character Name : Teenager 1

Original Name : Jung Hyuk

Gender : Male

Lee Dong-hyeon

Character Name : Teenager 2

Original Name : Lee Dong-hyeon

Gender : Male

Kim Yoon-ho

Character Name : Teenager 3

Original Name : Kim Yoon-ho

Gender : Male

Kim Do-yeop

Character Name : Teenager 4

Original Name : Kim Do-yeop

Gender : Male

Song Ji-ho

Character Name : Teenager 5

Original Name : Song Ji-ho

Gender : Male

Kim Soo-ji

Character Name : Teenager 6

Original Name : Kim Soo-ji

Gender : Male

Park Jong-hyeon

Character Name : Detective 1

Original Name : Park Jong-hyeon

Gender : Male

Jeon Sun-ho

Character Name : Ji-yeong

Original Name : Jeon Sun-ho

Gender : Male

Park Yeong-joon

Character Name : Orphanage Staff

Original Name : Park Yeong-joon

Gender : Male

Hwang Do-yoon

Character Name : Babybox Baby 1

Original Name : Hwang Do-yoon

Gender : Female

Kim Da-na

Character Name : Babybox Baby 2

Original Name : Kim Da-na

Gender : Male

Kim Soo-hyeon

Character Name : Babybox Baby 3

Original Name : Kim Soo-hyeon

Gender : Female

Bae Ga-jin

Character Name : Babybox Nanny 1

Original Name : Bae Ga-jin

Gender : Male

Kim Jin-ah

Character Name : Babybox Nanny 2

Original Name : Kim Jin-ah

Gender : Male

Son Yeong-ok

Character Name : Sang-hyun's Mother

Original Name : Son Yeong-ok

Gender : Male

Jeong Myeong-yeon

Character Name : Sang-hyun's Wife

Original Name : Jeong Myeong-yeon

Gender : Male

Sin Chae-rin

Character Name : Young Yun-ah

Original Name : Sin Chae-rin

Gender : Male

Park Geon-woo

Character Name : Young Dong-soo

Original Name : Park Geon-woo

Gender : Male

Choi Gi-sang

Character Name : First Director of the Orphanage

Original Name : Choi Gi-sang

Gender : Male

Park Byeong-gwan

Character Name : Second Director of the Orphanage

Original Name : Park Byeong-gwan

Gender : Male

Na Gyeong-cheol

Character Name : News Anchor (voice)

Original Name : Na Gyeong-cheol

Gender : Male

Lee Ga-eun

Character Name : Subway Announcement (voice)

Original Name : Lee Ga-eun

Gender : Male

Reviews

B

badelf

@badelf

2022-09-28

It's a good movie. I found it difficult to pull in all the nuances of the story line. There were several different lines of conflict going on and it all was not made clear. I can't tell if the fault is the screenplay or direction.

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-02-28

This actually starts off with rather a sad indictment of modern society. The church in Busan has a "deposit your unwanted children" box. It's all heated with a jingling toy inside, but it seemed slightly surreal to think that a mother would turn up and leave her child for the church to care for. It's exactly that, however, that "Moon So-young" (Ji-eun Lee) does and it shortly afterwards, part-time employee "Dong-soo" (Gang Dong-won) deletes the video evidence and takes the child to his laundry-owning friend "Ha Sang-hyun" (Some Kang-ho). Now on the face of it, we think they are going to look after the child, but pretty soon we realise that they have far more commercial plans for this offspring. These plans looks kyboshed, though, when the mother returns to collect her child after a night of soul-searching, and the church can find no trace of the bairn. The two "brokers" conclude that it is better to tell her what happened - and hope that she believes they were acting in the best interests of the child... Meantime, two police officers are shadowing the mother and the pair with a view to an arrest for child trafficking. Add to the mix the un-related (or is it?) murder of a man in a nearby hotel and we have the ingredients for a quickly paced and amusing crime drama that is well written and characterised by the adults - and by the mischievous and very observant young orphanage escapee "Hae-jin" (Seung-soo Im). As they travel the length and breadth of the country looking for clients, they try to stay one step ahead of the increasingly involved detectives whose plans to apprehend them they successfully - if almost entirely unwittingly - manage to thwart until, well you can guess the ultimate conclusion. This is an entertaining story that knits threads of friendship, loyalty, hope and despair, comedically, but potently. Each character has their own story and also an abiding decency that though venally motivated at times, still demonstrates a degree of integrity. These guys are not just going to sell the kid to a sweat shop! It offers some food for thought, this film, without pontificating or moralising and there is loads of on screen chemistry from the characters who work well together on this most curious of road movies. Well worth a watch.