A Taxi Driver

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

8.0(1,126)20172h 18m

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.

Director

Jang Hoon

Budget

$12.8M

Revenue

$81.9M

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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

Reviews

1 review

Arnab.854

1y ago

8.0

# 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...