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Based on true events, an untold story of a taxi driver. - A Taxi Driver
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Title: A Taxi Driver

Release Date: 2 Aug 2017

Runtime: 2h 18m

Genre: Action, Drama, History

Director: The LAMP, Showbox

Production Companies: The LAMP, Showbox

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 8.07 (997 votes)

Cast

  • Kim Man-seob: Song Kang-ho
  • Jürgen Hinzpeter: Thomas Kretschmann
  • Hwang Tae-sul: Yoo Hai-jin
  • Gu Jae-sik: Ryu Jun-yeol
  • Reporter Choi: Park Hyeok-kwon
  • Civvies Leader: Choi Gwi-hwa
  • Driver Cha: Cha Soon-bae
  • Driver Sin: Shin Dam-su
  • Driver Ryoo: Ryu Sung-hyun
  • Illegal checkpoint Sergeant First Class Park: Um Tae-goo
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