A Taxi Driver

2017 [KOREAN]

Action / Drama / History

133
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 83% · 30 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 83% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.9/10 10 37108 37.1K

based on a true story taxi taxi driver protest based on true story democracy

Plot summary

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.

Director

Hun Jang Photo
Hun Jang

Top cast

Kang-ho Song Photo
Kang-ho Song as Man-seob / Kim
Thomas Kretschmann Photo
Thomas Kretschmann as Peter
Kim Min-Seok Photo
Kim Min-Seok as Highway checkpoint soldier 2
Bong-ryeon Lee Photo
Bong-ryeon Lee as Pregnant Woman
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.24 GB
1280*534
Korean 2.0
NR
Subtitles kr  
24 fps
2 hr 17 min
Seeds 31
2.29 GB
1920*800
Korean 2.0
NR
Subtitles kr  
24 fps
2 hr 17 min
Seeds 58

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by tyl-46552 9 / 10

I have to say something

I love this film.Korean film can always reflect the reality of Asian countries. However, this one has been banned in China, the movie-related information was disappeared from Chinese website like never exist.It's pathetic.
Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 9 / 10

A Korean classic

A TAXI DRIVER is an excellent depiction of a notorious event in South Korean history, namely the Gwangju massacre of 1980. What makes this production so special is the direction, which is exemplary, and the scripting, which brings to life realistic characters in a way that's really encouraging and true-to-life. Song Kang-ho is one of those stars who's never delivered a poor performance and this is the best I've seen him; he adopts a masterful, multi-layered and intensely likeable role of an impoverished taxi driver drawn into a bizarre and uniquely dangerous situation. Thomas Kretschmann is decent too, but make no mistake, this is Kang-ho's film and he's a marvel. The movie itself is lengthy and often slowly-paced, but it keeps you engaged just as much in the quieter and more reflective character scenes as well as through the drama and more explicit and horrific moments. It's just a great film all round.
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