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A Taxi Driver

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.

Director

Hun Jang

Year

Genre

action, drama, history

Box Office

$1,527,829

Production

N/A

Awards

25 wins & 31 nominations total

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(THIS FILM IS BASED
ON TRUE EVENTS.) - A Taxi Driver

(THIS FILM IS BASED ON TRUE EVENTS.)

Why do I miss her so much today? - A Taxi Driver

Why do I miss her so much today?

Her neatly bobbed hair, like a
rain-soaked blade of grass... - A Taxi Driver

Her neatly bobbed hair, like a rain-soaked blade of grass...

Her sparkling eyes still
shine in my heart. - A Taxi Driver

Her sparkling eyes still shine in my heart.

At times when I feel lonely,
I remember that day... - A Taxi Driver

At times when I feel lonely, I remember that day...

At times when I miss
her, I begin to dream... - A Taxi Driver

At times when I miss her, I begin to dream...

That longing I can't forget... - A Taxi Driver

That longing I can't forget...

How cruel that time
has taken her away. - A Taxi Driver

How cruel that time has taken her away.

(A TAXI DRIVER) - A Taxi Driver

(A TAXI DRIVER)

Disperse, or we will
act with force! - A Taxi Driver

Disperse, or we will act with force!

Work themselves to death
in the burning desert, - A Taxi Driver

Work themselves to death in the burning desert,

(THROW OUT THE DICTATORSHIP
AND BRING IN DEMOCRACY!) - A Taxi Driver

(THROW OUT THE DICTATORSHIP AND BRING IN DEMOCRACY!)

Thanks... Honey,
where's my wallet? - A Taxi Driver

Thanks... Honey, where's my wallet?

Sorry but I left my wallet
behind. Tomorrow, I promise... - A Taxi Driver

Sorry but I left my wallet behind. Tomorrow, I promise...

How could she do this
to our precious son? - A Taxi Driver

How could she do this to our precious son?

Really, I've never seen a
girl as wild as Eun-jung! - A Taxi Driver

Really, I've never seen a girl as wild as Eun-jung!

But you owe me
100,000 won in rent! - A Taxi Driver

But you owe me 100,000 won in rent!

You're 4 months late, at least
tell us when you'll pay! - A Taxi Driver

You're 4 months late, at least tell us when you'll...

Sang-gu, you're sleepy!
Must have eaten too much. - A Taxi Driver

Sang-gu, you're sleepy! Must have eaten too much.

I don't care what my husband
says, I've had it this time. - A Taxi Driver

I don't care what my husband says, I've had it thi...

And discipline your
daughter, will you? - A Taxi Driver

And discipline your daughter, will you?

Hey, don't fold the
backs of your shoes. - A Taxi Driver

Hey, don't fold the backs of your shoes.

Those shoes are too
small. Dinner's ready. - A Taxi Driver

Those shoes are too small. Dinner's ready.

Right, I thought
it was too salty. - A Taxi Driver

Right, I thought it was too salty.

Yup, we're gonna buy Sang-gu's
house. After I get rich. - A Taxi Driver

Yup, we're gonna buy Sang-gu's house. After I get ...

What did I say? Play nice
with him, don't fight. - A Taxi Driver

What did I say? Play nice with him, don't fight.

Learn to bear it. Life is
never going to be fair. - A Taxi Driver

Learn to bear it. Life is never going to be fair.

Want to go on a picnic
this Wednesday? - A Taxi Driver

Want to go on a picnic this Wednesday?

You should work. More
customers on holidays. - A Taxi Driver

You should work. More customers on holidays.

Who do you take after,
to be so sweet! - A Taxi Driver

Who do you take after, to be so sweet!

Under the emergency decree
starting on May 18, - A Taxi Driver

Under the emergency decree starting on May 18,

So does this mean I'll
lose passengers again? - A Taxi Driver

So does this mean I'll lose passengers again?

(MAY 19, 1980,JAPAN) - A Taxi Driver

(MAY 19, 1980,JAPAN)

Tokyo Press Center. - A Taxi Driver

Tokyo Press Center.

This is Jürgen Hinzpeter
from ARD-nDR, Germany. - A Taxi Driver

This is Jürgen Hinzpeter from ARD-nDR, Germany.

It's good to meet you, Mr.
Hinzpeter. David John, BBC. - A Taxi Driver

It's good to meet you, Mr. Hinzpeter. David John, BBC.

It's my first time in Japan.
Anything I should look out for? - A Taxi Driver

It's my first time in Japan. Anything I should look out...

That's tricky...
as a journalist, - A Taxi Driver

That's tricky... as a journalist,

Nothing. Where were
you based before? - A Taxi Driver

Nothing. Where were you based before?

I heard their government
declared martial law. - A Taxi Driver

I heard their government declared martial law.

On top of the martial law, several
opposition leaders were arrested, - A Taxi Driver

On top of the martial law, several opposition leaders were a...

I've been trying to contact
some people I know, - A Taxi Driver

I've been trying to contact some people I know,

I need to get back soon.
Something doesn't feel right. - A Taxi Driver

I need to get back soon. Something doesn't feel right.

Kim Dae-jung has been taken in, - A Taxi Driver

Kim Dae-jung has been taken in,

And there's no article about
Gwang-ju? No coverage, nothing? - A Taxi Driver

And there's no article about Gwang-ju? No coverage, not...

We got word of the first
casualty at 3 AM on the 19th... - A Taxi Driver

We got word of the first casualty at 3 AM on the 19th...

But now, - A Taxi Driver

I should go to
Gwang-ju, first... - A Taxi Driver

I should go to Gwang-ju, first...

But how will you get there? - A Taxi Driver

But how will you get there?

For a guy so paranoid
about his car, - A Taxi Driver

For a guy so paranoid about his car,

A worthless punk. He ran
off after busting my car. - A Taxi Driver

A worthless punk. He ran off after busting my car.

Have a heart, man! How
can you be so cheap? - A Taxi Driver

Have a heart, man! How can you be so cheap?

And get an inspection sometime.
The engine doesn't sound right. - A Taxi Driver

And get an inspection sometime. The engine doesn't soun...

Don't give me bad luck!
I'm already pissed. - A Taxi Driver

Don't give me bad luck! I'm already pissed.

100,000 won. From
you private stash. - A Taxi Driver

100,000 won. From you private stash.

Hey! I gave it all to my sister
As a secret wedding gift. - A Taxi Driver

Hey! I gave it all to my sister As a secret wedding gift.

Only you would borrow from
your landlord to pay the rent. - A Taxi Driver

Only you would borrow from your landlord to pay the rent.

You guys play all you like.
I'm going to Kukdo Theater. - A Taxi Driver

You guys play all you like. I'm going to Kukdo Theater.

Gwang-ju. We'll go now, and
be back before curfew. - A Taxi Driver

Gwang-ju. We'll go now, and be back before curfew.

Wow, you hit the
jackpot. For how much? - A Taxi Driver

Wow, you hit the jackpot. For how much?

Of course. I grew up
near the U.S. army base. - A Taxi Driver

Of course. I grew up near the U.S. army base.

You spent time abroad.
Couldn't you handle that? - A Taxi Driver

You spent time abroad. Couldn't you handle that?

Ma'am, discipline Sang-gu, will
you? Who does he take after? - A Taxi Driver

Ma'am, discipline Sang-gu, will you? Who does he take a...

Wait till I get that money! I'll
teach that kid some manners! - A Taxi Driver

Wait till I get that money! I'll teach that kid some ma...

Yes, but isn't this a private
taxi? I called a taxi company. - A Taxi Driver

Yes, but isn't this a private taxi? I called a taxi com...

Ah yes, but the company's
cars are all busy. - A Taxi Driver

Ah yes, but the company's cars are all busy.

Yes, to Gwang-ju and back
before curfew for 100,000 won. - A Taxi Driver

Yes, to Gwang-ju and back before curfew for 100,000 won.

Sure, I spent 5 years in Saudi
Arabia, so I speak English. - A Taxi Driver

Sure, I spent 5 years in Saudi Arabia, so I speak English.

Together, let's go Gwang-ju. - A Taxi Driver

Together, let's go Gwang-ju.

Do you know Saudi? This
taxi, Saudi money. - A Taxi Driver

Do you know Saudi? This taxi, Saudi money.

Driving in that desert, shit! - A Taxi Driver

Driving in that desert, shit!

You, fast. Huh? Slow... - A Taxi Driver

You, fast. Huh? Slow...

Okay. Gwang-ju, we
go fast. Okay? Fast! - A Taxi Driver

Okay. Gwang-ju, we go fast. Okay? Fast!

Why so rude? If I ask
you something, answer. - A Taxi Driver

Why so rude? If I ask you something, answer.

And what's with this road?
Can I pass, or not? - A Taxi Driver

And what's with this road? Can I pass, or not?

Excuse me, Driver. This
direction, also Gwang-ju? - A Taxi Driver

Excuse me, Driver. This direction, also Gwang-ju?

Okay, you won't get paid if you
don't take me to Gwang-ju. - A Taxi Driver

Okay, you won't get paid if you don't take me to G...

Are you joking? You know
how much gas we used? - A Taxi Driver

Are you joking? You know how much gas we used?

Is there any back road
to Gwang-ju around here? - A Taxi Driver

Is there any back road to Gwang-ju around here?

Sir, I really need to go there! - A Taxi Driver

Sir, I really need to go there!

Our village foreman told us
to stay clear of Gwang-ju. - A Taxi Driver

Our village foreman told us to stay clear of Gwang-ju.

Over that there hill,
there is one back road... - A Taxi Driver

Over that there hill, there is one back road...

What's going on, for them
to block even this road? - A Taxi Driver

What's going on, for them to block even this road?

You forgot this,
okay? In Gwang-ju. - A Taxi Driver

You forgot this, okay? In Gwang-ju.

He had to miss his plane to U.S.,
and return for important papers. - A Taxi Driver

He had to miss his plane to U.S., and return for important p...

Without those papers, we
can't export to the U.S. - A Taxi Driver

Without those papers, we can't export to the U.S.

I came speeding here from the
airport all out of patriotism! - A Taxi Driver

I came speeding here from the airport all out of patriotism!

We need to export so we can
like, get dollars! Yeah? - A Taxi Driver

We need to export so we can like, get dollars! Yeah?

If I don't get to Gwang-ju there
will be problems, big problems! - A Taxi Driver

If I don't get to Gwang-ju there will be problems, big ...

He'll be very unhappy if I don't
get back with those documents. - A Taxi Driver

He'll be very unhappy if I don't get back with tho...

A Taxi Driver poster

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Hun Jang

Writer: Yu-na Eom

Production: N/A

Genre: action, drama, history

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 69/100

ImdbRating: 7.9

BoxOffice: $1,527,829

Released: 11 Aug 2017

Awards: 25 wins & 31 nominations total

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