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A tailor surrounded by spools of thread works on a pair of pants with a sewing machine.

Broker (2022)

  Kore-eda Hirokazu

  South Korea     130 minutes

Synopsis

An overwhelmed new mother partners with two baby traffickers to find the perfect well-paying parents for her infant in this heartbreaking human story.

 Korean with subtitles

Kore-eda Retrospective

headshot: Kore-eda HirokazuThis film is part of the 60th Chicago International Film Festival’s Kore-eda Hirokazu Tribute and Retrospective program.

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Film Credits

  •   Eugene Lee
  •   Kore-eda Hirokazu
  •   Kore-eda Hirokazu
  •   Kyung Pyo Hong
  •   Song Kang Ho, Bae Doona, Lee Ji-eun, Gang Dong-won, Lee Joo-young
  •   Jae II Jung
  •   Miky Lee, Ho Sung Kang
  •   ZIP CINEMA

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Next Sohee Daeum Sohee

  July Jung

  South Korea      2022    

Synopsis

Sohee, an overachieving high schooler, is optimistic about her future. After accepting an internship at a call center, she’s thrown into a chaotic world of grueling hours, crippling expectations, and low pay. Under mounting pressure, she takes her own life. Police detective Yoo-Jin begins an all-consuming investigation into Sohee’s tragic death. This ripped-from-the-headlines social procedural is a gripping condemnation of modern working culture.

 Korean with subtitles 
  134 minutes

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Our Midnight A-wo Mi-deu-na-it

  Lim Jung-eun

  South Korea      2020    

Synopsis

Caught between pursuing his passion and settling for a “real” job, struggling actor Jihoon takes up a gig patrolling the streets of Seoul at night. A serendipitous meeting with Eunyoung, a kindred spirit also facing a personal crisis, turns into a reflective, intimate stroll through the city’s twilight hours. Beautiful black-and-white photography creates a stunning portrait of the city by night that is also a poetic meditation on love and life.

 Korean with subtitles 
  77 minutes

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The Book of Fish Jasan-eobo

  Joon-ik Lee

  South Korea      2021    

Synopsis

1801. When a new king ascends the throne, scholar Jeong Yak-Jeon is exiled to a remote island for incorporating Christianity into his Confucian teachings. There, he becomes fascinated with the awesome variety of sea creatures caught by the island’s fishermen and, with one local’s help, authors an encyclopedia of the underwater world. Based on Jeong’s life and Book of Fish, the film is a sweeping account of 19th century Korea and a tender portrait of an unlikely friendship.

 Korean with subtitles 
  126 minutes

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Baseball Girl

  Yun Tae Choi

  South Korea      2019    

Synopsis

Soo-in, Korea’s top female baseball player, can pitch with the best of them. Dreaming of becoming the first woman to join a professional club in Korea, she enlists her coach as her personal trainer. When her fastball fails to hit pro-level speeds, the two develop a new strategy. In the face of skepticism and seemingly insurmountable odds, Soo-in strives to make history with her strikeouts.

 Korean with subtitles 
  105 minutes

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