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A Taxi Driver

Name: A Taxi Driver
Director: Jang Hoon
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Released: 2017-08-02
Duration: 138 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Thomas Kretschmann, Yoo Hai-jin, Ryu Jun-yeol, Park Hyuk-kwon

2017 · 2h 18m · Action, Drama, History

IMDb 7.9 Metacritic 69 RT 97%

Watch it tonight if you want a gripping historical drama that blends personal stakes with political urgency—this is the kind of character-driven thriller that sneaks up on you. A Taxi Driver has serious indie cred and explores the 1980 Gwangju Uprising through an intimate, human lens that feels both intimate and urgent.

Plot

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: Jang Hoon

Cast: Song Kang-ho, Thomas Kretschmann, Yoo Hai-jin, Ryu Jun-yeol, Park Hyuk-kwon

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