A Taxi Driver (2017)

Name: A Taxi Driver
Released: 2017
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Thomas Kretschmann, Yoo Hai-jin, Ryu Jun-yeol, Park Hyeok-kwon

• Movies, Action, Drama, History

• 138 min

8.0

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

Directed by: Jang Hoon
Casting: Song Kang-ho, Thomas Kretschmann, Yoo Hai-jin, Ryu Jun-yeol, Park Hyeok-kwon, Choi Gwi-hwa, Cha Soon-bae, Shin Dam-su, Ryu Sung-hyun, Um Tae-goo, Min-hee Park, Lee Jung-eun, Eun-mi Yoo, Seo Hyun-woo, Ko Chang-seok, Jeon Hye-jin, Joey Albright, Jung Jin-young, Ryu Tae-ho, Jeong Seok-yong, Heo Jeong-do, Kyul Hwi, Lee Sae-byeol, Lee Ho-cheol, Lee Yong-i, Han Sa-myeong, Choi Jae-sup, Yang Shin-ji, Lee Bong-ryeon, Park Sung-hyun, Son Jong-hwan
Countries: South Korea
Premiere: 2017-08-02
Status: Released

Tags: taxi, taxi driver, protest, based on true story, democracy, historical event, 1980s, gwangju uprising, gwangju, democratization movement, south korea, excited

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.