Action ·Drama ·History · South Korea · 2017 · 2h 18m

A Taxi Driver

택시운전사

A Taxi Driver poster
Director
Jang Hoon
Cast
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
Crew
Go Rak-sun — Director of Photography Kim Sang-bum — Editor Kim Jae-beom — Editor Eom Yu-na — Writer Park Un-kyoung — Producer Jeong Yi-jin — Production Design
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer A Taxi Driver — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
taxitaxi driverprotestbased on true storydemocracyhistorical event1980sgwangju uprisinggwangjudemocratization movementsouth koreaexcited
Key Collaborators
Jang Hoon Director Go Rak-sun Director of Photography Kim Sang-bum Editor Kim Jae-beom Editor Eom Yu-na Writer Park Un-kyoung Producer Jeong Yi-jin Production Design Cho Hwa-sung Production Design Cho Sang-kyung Costume Design Choi Yoon-sun Costume Design
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