Jury: "The film is filled with nostalgia, determination and twists"

Nguồn: CJ ENM

The Korean film "Broker" by Hirokazu Koreda received the top prize at the 39th Munich Film Festival.

On April 3, according to the homepage of the Munich Film Festival, at the closing ceremony on April 2 (local time), the jury selected "Broker" (director Goreda Hirokazu) as the work to receive the Ari Award - the highest award of the Film Festival.

In the competition section, there are 10 films, including 'Broker', '8 Mountains' directed by Charlotte Van Dermirich and Felix Van Groningen, and 'Leila's Brothers' directed by Saed Rustai.

The jury, Gibel Kequally said: "It's a film filled with nostalgia, determination and twists. Finding ourselves and each other", he commented, "We found a part of ourselves in this movie".

Broker is the first Korean film directed by Hirokazu Koreeda in collaboration with Korean producers and actors such as Song Kang Ho, Kang Dong Won, Bae Doo Na, Lee Ji Eun, and Lee Joo Young. The film depicts their unexpected journey, including Dong-Soo (played by Kang Dong Won) and So Young (IU).

Song Kang Ho - who took on the role of Sang Hyun - the seller of abandoned children - received the best actor award at the first Cannes International Film Festival in Korea for the role of Broker. Director Hirokazu Koreeda won the top prize at the 2018 Munich Film Festival.