Sang-hyun is always struggling from debt, and Dong-soo works at a baby box facility. On a rainy night, they steal the baby Woo-sung, 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.
Acting
Song Kang-ho's devastating warmth masks profound loneliness.
Direction
Kore-eda finds grace in the morally gray.
Writing
Dialogue that stings with lived-in authenticity.
Director
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Song Kang-ho
Sang-hyun
Gang Dong-won
Dong-soo
Bae Doona
Su-jin
IU
So-young
Lee Joo-young
Detective Lee
Lim Seung-soo
Hae-jin
Park Ji-yong
Woo-sung
Kim Sun-young
Orphanage Director's Wife
Lee Mu-saeng
Seon-ho
Lee Dong-hwi
Mr. Song
Kim Sae-byuk
Mr. Song's Wife
Bek Hyun-jin
Detective Choi
Oh Hee-jun
Detective Choi's Subordinate
Ryu Kyung-soo
Tae-ho
Jong Ho
Young-gil
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Baby boxes are real controversial facilities in Korea where mothers can anonymously abandon infants—Kore-eda spent years researching before filming.
IU fought for the role of So-young against type; her audition convinced Kore-eda she could carry the film's moral center despite her idol background.
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