A Taxi Driver
택시운전사
"Based on true events, an untold story of a taxi driver."
ActionDramaHistory
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.
🎬 DirectorJang Hoon
📅 Release2017-08-02
🌍 CountrySouth Korea
🗣 LanguageKorean, Japanese, English, German
🏢 StudioThe LAMP, Showbox
🗳 Votes1,170
🔥 Popularity5
💰 Budget$12,820,005
💵 Revenue$81,927,980
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🎭 Cast
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
Min-hee Park
Kwon Joong-ryeong
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
🎥 Crew
Special Effects Supervisor
Hong Jang-pyo
Stunts
Jeong Bong-yeon
Stunts
Hwang Jin-mo
Stunts
Yang Hae-gil
Matte Painter
Bae Sang-min
Key Grip
Kim Do-gyun
Assistant Editor
Jeong Hye-gyeong
Stunts
Lee Tae-ho
Production Sound Mixer
Han Cheol-hui
Art Direction
Kim Min-hye
🖼 Gallery
🏷 Keywords
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💬 Reviews
# 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…
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