A Taxi Driver

– May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daught..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.80 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 17 Minutes
Release Year:
2017
Original Name:
택시운전사
A Taxi Driver (2017) - Also known as 택시운전사

May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone. One day, he hears that there is a foreigner who will pay big money for a drive down to Gwangju city. Not knowing that he’s a German journalist with a hidden agenda, Man-seob takes the job.

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Filming Locations:
Genre:

A Taxi Driver (2017) - Trailer

Release Date:

11 Aug 2017

Language:

Korean, German, English, Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Hun Jang

Writer:

Yu-na Eom

Main Actors:

Kang-ho Song, Thomas Kretschmann, Hae-jin Yoo, Jun-yeol Ryu

Plot:

A taxi driver played by Song Kang-Ho helps a German reporter cover the Gwangju Uprising Based on the true story of German reporter Jürgen Hinzpeter and Korean taxi driver Kim Sa-Bok.Jürgen Hinzpeter covered the Gwangju Uprising, which took place from May 18-27, 1980 in Gwangju, South Korea

Awards:

16 wins & 21 nominations.

Gross profit:

$1,527,818

Production:

Showbox Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
96%
Metacritic:
69%