The Cannes Film Festival, cinema’s most reputed and prestigious ceremony, has shredded off all its pandemic woes and is back with a bang this year. The 2022 lineup features some of the biggest names working today in cinema from all around the world, including "Shoplifters" director Hirokazu Kore-eda.
The Japanese auteur, who won the Palme d’Or in 2018 for his critically acclaimed film “Shoplifters,” is back with a new feature, “Broker,” which was shot in South Korea and features Song Kang-ho, Bae Doona, Gang Dong-won, and Lee Ji-eun in lead roles.
The film revolves around baby boxes where people leave behind unwanted babies for others to willingly raise.
The official synopsis reads, "Sanghyeon” is always struggling from debt, and “Dongsu” works at a baby box facility. On a rainy night, they steal the baby “Woosung,” 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.
"Brokers" is set to debut at Cannes on June 7.