Sang-hyun (Song Kang Ho) runs a laundry shop, but is constantly saddled with debt. Dong-soo (Gang Dong Won), who grew up in an orphanage, works in a baby box facility.

One night in the pouring rain, they secretly carry off an infant who was left at the baby box. But on the following day, the mother So-young (LEE Ji Eun) unexpectedly returns for her son Woo-sung. Realizing that her baby has been taken, she is about to call the police when the two men tell her everything. Their claim that they stole the baby in order to find him a good home seems outrageous, but So-young ends up joining Sang-hyun and Dong-soo on a journey to find new parents for Woo-sung.

Meanwhile, the police detective Su-jin (Doona BAE) and her younger colleague Detective Lee (Lee Joo Young) are witnessing all of this as it unfolds. They silently tail the group, hoping to catch them in the act at all costs to wrap up their half-year investigation.

After starring in PARASITE, the first Korean film ever to win a Best Picture Oscar, and establishing himself as a world renowned actor, and also serving on the jury of the 74th Cannes Film Festival, actor Song Kang Ho returns with the face of a humane and easy-going citizen in BROKER. He portrays the character of Sang-hyun, who calls himself a benevolent broker, with warmth and as always a fine acting performance. As the actor who director Kore-eda had in mind from the very beginning of his development of the screenplay, Song Kang Ho imparts Sang-hyun with the sort of detailed, distinctive personality that only he can provide. In addition, GANG Dong Won reunites with Song Kang Ho 12 years after their previous collaboration Secret Reunion, and shows excellent chemistry as Sang-hyun’s partner Dong-soo, with his simple yet humane charm. In portraying Dong-soo, who knows the pain of being abandoned better than anyone, Gang Dong Won expresses the sincere commitment of his character through his refined acting and expressive eyes.

The film will touch audiences around the world with its sharp yet insightful look at a cross section of society, and its warm humanism that emerges from an unexpected place.

BROKER opens in UK & Irish cinemas NOW. For more information head to http://broker.film/