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Based on a real-life story, the film centers on a taxi driver from Seoul who unintentionally becomes involved in the events of the Gwangju Uprising in 1980.
Aug 11, 2017 · With Song Kang-ho, Thomas Kretschmann, Yoo Hae-jin, Ryu Jun-yeol. A widowed father and taxi driver who drives a German reporter from Seoul to Gwangju to cover the 1980 uprising, soon finds himself regretting his decision after being caught in the violence around him.
Aug 2, 2018 · The movie is based on the true story of a taxi driver who evaded military blockades to ferry a German TV journalist to and from Gwangju city, allowing the outside world to learn the truth about the massacre. When the movie first came out, I didn’t notice.
In Taxi Driver, the bullied student receives help from Rainbow Taxi Company in order to get revenge, thus achieving some kind of redemption. But what is bullying like in real life in Korea? How many end up ending their lives because there is no one to help them?
Aug 11, 2017 · He proves his versatility once again in "A Taxi Driver," a tribute to real-life German journalist Jürgen Hinzpeter ( Thomas Kretschmann ) and the mysterious Korean cab driver (Song) that accompanied Jürgen to and from rural Gwangju during the violently suppressed student protests of 1980.
Based on the true story of German reporter Jürgen Hinzpeter and Korean taxi driver Kim Sa-Bok. Jürgen Hinzpeter covered the Gwangju Uprising, which took place from May 18-27, 1980 in Gwangju, South Korea.
Aug 10, 2017 · While the real-life name of the cabby and his ultimate fate are unclear (his name may have been Kim Sa-bok), the film calls him Kim Man-seob and gives him a poignant back story and destiny.
