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Broker (2022)
Where Broker says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The baby box is in Busan, but the road trip runs up the east coast to a seaside amusement park in Incheon, and most exact filming spots are not named
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Scenes and places
The baby box at the church in Busan
Late at night a baby is left at the church. Sang-hyeon and Dong-soo watch him on screen, doubt that his mother will come back, and name him Woo-sung before the film's secret trade begins.
Set in Church baby box, Busan — A church in Busan with a baby box, where Sang-hyeon and Dong-soo secretly take in the babies left there. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Busan is South Korea's second-largest city; its steep hillsides and stair streets are what the director wanted on screen.
Filmed at Busan (city level) (Busan, South Korea) — The director said he set the baby box in Busan rather than Seoul, and wanted the hills, slopes and stairs of the city in the film. The sources do not name the building where it was filmed. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The orphanage where Dong-soo grew up
The group visits the orphanage where Dong-soo grew up. A boy named Hae-jin secretly climbs into their van and travels along.
Set in Orphanage (location not given) — The orphanage where Dong-soo grew up; the sources do not say where it is.
The long drive to Yeongdeok
The group drives to the east coast to hand over the baby, with the police following close behind. The meeting with a would-be buyer goes wrong.
Set in Yeongdeok — A town on the east coast where the group goes to meet potential adoptive parents. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Yeongdeok is a coastal county in North Gyeongsang Province.
Filmed at Yeongdeok County (area level) (Gyeongsangbuk-do, Yeongdeok, South Korea) — The director names Yeongdeok as part of the route; no exact filming spot is given. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Further up the coast to Uljin
The odd group keeps moving north along the coast, now with a child in tow, still looking for a family for the baby.
Set in Uljin — A stretch of the east-coast road trip. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Uljin is the northernmost county of North Gyeongsang Province, on the east coast.
Filmed at Uljin County (area level) (Gyeongsangbuk-do, Uljin, South Korea) — Uljin is named in the director's interview and in Wikipedia's list of filming locations; no exact spot is given. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Along the east coast (scene not identified)
Set in East coast road (scene not identified) — A coastal stretch of the road trip; the sources do not say which scene was filmed here.
Filmed at Pohang (city level) (Gyeongsangbuk-do, Pohang, South Korea) — Listed by Wikipedia as a filming location; the scene is not identified. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Samcheok (city level) (Gangwon-do, Samcheok, South Korea) — Listed by Wikipedia as a filming location; the scene is not identified. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The amusement park at Wolmido
At an amusement park the three act like a family. Dong-soo floats the idea of raising Woo-sung together, but So-young says it can't be.
Set in Amusement park, Wolmido — An amusement park with a Ferris wheel and games, where the group spends time together. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Wolmido is a seaside amusement area in Incheon.
Filmed at Wolmido amusement area, Incheon (Wolmido, Incheon, South Korea) — Both a newspaper and the director's interview name Wolmido; the exact spot inside the park is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Sang-hyeon meets his daughter
Sang-hyeon meets his estranged daughter. She tells him her mother wants no more contact, while Soo-jin listens nearby.
Set in Seoul (exact place not given) — Sang-hyeon meets his estranged daughter while detective Soo-jin listens nearby.
The KTX from Gangneung to Seoul
Sang-hyeon and So-young talk on a high-speed train heading for Seoul.
Set in KTX train, Gangneung to Seoul — A conversation on a high-speed train.
Filmed at Gangneung Station (Gangwon-do, Gangneung, South Korea) — The director says the train scene with Song Kang-ho and Lee Ji-eun was filmed on the KTX from Gangneung to Seoul; the coordinate is the departure station. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Sang-hyeon — A church volunteer who secretly sells the babies left in its baby box.
- Dong-soo — Sang-hyeon's friend and partner, who grew up in an orphanage.
- So-young — A young mother who leaves her newborn son at the church and returns for him.
- Soo-jin — A police detective who pursues the brokers.
Questions answered on the map
- Where does the road trip in Broker go?
- In which city is the baby box in Broker?