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A Taxi Driver (2017)

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

8.1/10 2h 18m Aug 02, 2017
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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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Movie Details

Original Title 택시운전사
Original Language KO
Budget $12,820,005
Revenue $81,927,980
Status Released
Popularity 3.4

Cast

Song Kang-ho
Song Kang-ho
Kim Man-seob
Popularity: 3.0
Thomas Kretschmann
Thomas Kretschmann
Jürgen Hinzpeter
Popularity: 2.5
Yoo Hai-jin
Yoo Hai-jin
Hwang Tae-sul
Popularity: 2.9
Ryu Jun-yeol
Ryu Jun-yeol
Gu Jae-sik
Popularity: 1.8
Park Hyuk-kwon
Park Hyuk-kwon
Reporter Choi
Popularity: 1.7
Choi Gwi-hwa
Choi Gwi-hwa
Civvies Leader
Popularity: 1.6
Cha Soon-bae
Cha Soon-bae
Driver Cha
Popularity: 1.6
Shin Dam-su
Shin Dam-su
Driver Sin
Popularity: 0.7
Ryu Sung-hyun
Ryu Sung-hyun
Driver Ryoo
Popularity: 1.2
Um Tae-goo
Um Tae-goo
Illegal checkpoint Sergeant First Class Park
Popularity: 0.7
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Min-hee Park
Kwon Joong-ryeong
Popularity: 0.0
Lee Jung-eun
Lee Jung-eun
Hwang Tae-sool's wife
Popularity: 2.8

Key Crew

Director Jang Hoon
Writer Eom Yu-na
Music Cho Young-wuk
Editor Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-beom
Producer Park Un-kyoung
Executive Producer You Jeong-hun

Production

The LAMP
KR
Showbox
KR

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Keywords

taxi taxi driver protest based on true story democracy historical event 1980s gwangju uprising gwangju democratization movement south korea excited

Reviews from TMDB

Arnab.854 8/10
Oct 18, 2024

# 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 pr ... Read more

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Details
Release Date August 2, 2017
Runtime 2h 18m
Budget $12,820,005
Revenue $81,927,980
Language KO
Status Released
Popularity 3.4
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