A Taxi Driver

Based on true events, an untold story of a taxi driver.

8.020172h 18mReleased

Drama

History

Overview

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date2017-08-02

Runtime2h 18m

Languages한국어/조선말日本語EnglishDeutsch

CountriesSouth Korea

Budget$12,820,005

Revenue$81,927,980

Keywords

democratization movement

south korea

excited

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1 total

Trailer

A Taxi Driver Trailer #1 (2017) | Movieclips Indie

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Cast & Crew

Song Kang-ho

as Kim Man-seob

Thomas Kretschmann

as Jürgen Hinzpeter

Yoo Hai-jin

as Hwang Tae-sul

Ryu Jun-yeol

as Gu Jae-sik

Park Hyuk-kwon

as Reporter Choi

Choi Gwi-hwa

as Civvies Leader

Cha Soon-bae

as Driver Cha

Shin Dam-su

as Driver Sin

Ryu Sung-hyun

as Driver Ryoo

Um Tae-goo

as Illegal checkpoint Sergeant First Class Park

Reviews

Arnab.854

Oct 18, 2024

8/10

# More than just a Historical Movie ## Intro The film is set in the Spring of 1980 Seoul and is based on a true story related to the [Gwangju Uprising](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwangju_Uprising) which according to this movie, University students from the city of Gwangju start a massive protest against the then South Korean leader due to …

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