Broker

The film is also suffused with humour as the members of this odd family gradually become closer. There are some lovely, delicately handled scenes, the type of scene at which this director is adept.

Screenwriters are always told to simplify and clarify: Hirokazu doesn’t hold with such rules. His films get stranger and more beautiful as they go.

... the stage is set for a quietly eccentric road movie that appears to be about the nature of families (a perennial Koreeda theme) but is really about the yearning for intimacy in the modern world of alienation.

Broker is nothing if not a film of surprises... a swaddled-up mix of road movie, social realism, crime cliffhanger and even knockabout comedy. Genres collide. A little like life.

If it’s not God-tier level Kore-eda, Broker explores the toughest themes — emotional and physical abandonment — with the gentlest touch. Treat yourself.

The production feeds both the intellectual and emotional appetites of those who appreciate intimate motion picture experiences and that seems almost as foreign in today’s American cinematic climate as the language spoken by the characters.

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Broker takes an extremely dark reality and relies on a strong plot to make it a heartwarming watch.

One of the most beautiful films that I have seen this year. A near perfect screenplay that just goes to show why Asian cinema is so far ahead of Hollywood at the moment.

The director shows a deep respect for the characters, allowing them to maintain hope without falling into victimization, which prompts the audience to identify and sympathize with them. [Full review in Spanish]

Kore-eda continues, in a rigorous and reflective manner, his social examination of family dynamics. [Full review in Spanish]