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A Taxi Driver

Name: A Taxi Driver
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Released: 2017-08-02
Duration: 138 min
Rating: 8

★ 8,0 /10 (1,237 Votes)

2017 KO 138 min

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.

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Release date

02/08/2017

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Popularity

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

Genres

Action Drama History

Status

Released

Original title

택시운전사

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Runtime

138 min

Budget

$12,820,005

Revenue

$81,927,980

Song Kang-ho

Kim Man-seob

Thomas Kretschmann

Jürgen Hinzpeter

Yoo Hai-jin

Hwang Tae-sul

Ryu Jun-yeol

Gu Jae-sik

Park Hyuk-kwon

Reporter Choi

Choi Gwi-hwa

Civvies Leader

Cha Soon-bae

Driver Cha

Shin Dam-su

Driver Sin

Ryu Sung-hyun

Driver Ryoo

Um Tae-goo

Illegal checkpoint Sergeant First Class Park

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Park Min-hee

Lieutenant Colonel Kwon

Lee Jung-eun

Hwang Tae-sool's wife

Yu Eun-mi

Kim Eun-jeong

Seo Hyun-woo

Security Command

Ko Chang-seok

Sang-gu's Father

Jeon Hye-jin

Sang-gu's Mother

Joey Albright

BBC Reporter David John

Jung Jin-young

Reporter Lee

Ryu Tae-ho

Newspaper Manager

Jeong Seok-yong

Car Center Manager

Heo Jeong-do

Seoul Man

Kyul Hwi

Checkpoint Soldier 2

Lee Sae-byeol

Female College Student with Rice Balls

Lee Ho-cheol

Hong Yong-pyo

Lee Yong-yi

Hong Yong-pyo's Mother

Han Sa-myeong

College Student Demonstrator

Choi Jae-sup

Delivery Driver

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Yang Shin-ji

Airport Counter Employee

Lee Bong-ryeon

Seoul Pregnant Woman

Park Sung-hyun

Reporter

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Son Jong-hwan

News Anchor

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Jang Ji-woong

Junior reporter

Baek In-kwon

Plainclothes Special Forces Member 2

Kim Dae-jin

Mother-in-Law's Taxi Driver

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Baek Hyeon-woo

Unpaved Road Checkpoint Soldier 3

Lee Ji-wan

Airport departure area staff member

Jang In-ho

Security Command 2

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Kim Hyeon-suk

Protester's Mother

Song Jin-woo

Plainclothes Special Forces Member 4

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# 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 some political unrest. The government has censored all form of media and prevents outsiders from entering the city. The entire plot revolves around our protagonists Tax Driver,Kim Man-seob and Undercover Journalist, Jurgen "Peter" Hinzpeter trying to…

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