Film

A Taxi Driver

2017 · 2h 18m · Drama · History

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

IMDb

7.9

Rotten Tomatoes

97%

Metacritic

69

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.

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

Park Min-hee

Lieutenant Colonel Kwon

Lee Jung-eun

Hwang Tae-sool's wife

Eun-mi Yoo

Kim Eun-jeong

Seo Hyun-woo

Security Command

Ko Chang-seok

Sang-gu's Father

Jeon Hye-jin

Sang-gu's Mother

• Jang HoonDirector
• Eom Yu-naWriter
• Park Un-kyoungProducer
• You Jeong-hunExecutive Producer
• Go Rak-sunDirector of Photography
• Kim Sang-bumEditor
• Kim Jae-beomEditor
• Bo RosenmüllerCasting

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

Release date

August 2, 2017

Status

Released

Original language

Korean

Runtime

2h 18m

Rated

M

Budget

$12,820,005

Revenue

$81,927,980

Genres

Drama, History

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