the island

How do you create sympathy for characters who sell babies on the black market? That’s the central question at the heart of Broker. Fylde Film Society continues on its mission to bring world cinema to our coast with South Korean drama Broker. Written and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, who people are most likely to know from his award-winning film Shoplifters, this movie tells the story of two men who illegally sell babies on the adoption black market. Seems a grim premise when laid out like that without any context, but the film and its characters carry more benevolence then you…