A Taxi Driver (2017)
Taeksi woonjunsa (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 2h 17min
- Action, Drama
- 11 Aug 2017 (USA)
- Movie
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.
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Awards:
- 25 wins & 31 nominations.
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Cast
| Song Kang-ho | ... |
Kim Man-seob
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| Thomas Kretschmann | ... |
Jürgen Hinzpeter
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| Yoo Hae-jin | ... |
Hwang Tae-sul
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| Ryu Jun-yeol | ... |
Gu Jae-sik
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| Park Hyuk-kwon | ... |
Reporter Choi
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| Choi Gwi-hwa | ... |
Civvies leader
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| Cha Soon-bae | ... |
Driver Cha
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Shin Dam-Soo | ... |
Driver Sin
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Seong-hyeon Ryoo | ... |
Driver Ryoo
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Um Tae-goo | ... |
Illegal checkpoint Sergeant First Class Park
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Min-hee Park | ... |
Kwon Joong-ryeong
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| Lee Jeong-eun | ... |
Hwang Tae-sool's wife
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Eun-mi Yoo | ... |
Kim Eun-jeong
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| Kwon Soon-joon | ... |
Kang Sang-goo
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Yoon Seok-ho | ... |
Hwang Tae-sool's son
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Heo Jeong-do | ... |
Pregnant woman's husband
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| Lee Bong-ryun | ... |
Pregnant Woman
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Lee Ho-Cheol | ... |
Hong Yong-pyo
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Lee Yeong-ih | ... |
Hong Yong-pyo's wife
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| Han Sa-myung | ... |
University student protester 1
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Hong Wan-pyo | ... |
University student protester 2
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Jiwoong Jang | ... |
Junior reporter 1
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Park Sung-Hyeon | ... |
Junior reporter 2
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Sang-jin Park | ... |
Civvies special team member 1
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Baek In-kwon | ... |
Civvies special team member 2
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| Kim Dae-hyun | ... |
Civvies special team member 3
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Song Jin-woo | ... |
Civvies special team member 4
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Seok-Gyoo Oh | ... |
Civvies special team member 5
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Yongwoo Ahn | ... |
Civvies special team member 6
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Byung Chul Song | ... |
Civvies special team member 7
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Sin Woong Kim | ... |
Civvies special team member 8
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Sae-byul Lee | ... |
Riceball college student
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| Cha Mi-kyung | ... |
Riceball ahjumma
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Joon-soo Bae | ... |
Geumnamro college student
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Eo Ju-seon | ... |
Elderly Man
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Yoo Soon-cheol | ... |
Farmer
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| Park Joo-yong | ... |
Gas station attendant
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| Koo Seong-hwan | ... |
Suncheon car center attendant
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Lee Seol-gu | ... |
Suncheon seated guest 1
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Kyeong-won Son | ... |
Suncheon seated guest 2
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Hae-Sook Jang | ... |
Suncheon station owner
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Saeromi Lee | ... |
Suncheon shoe stall owner
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Lee Su-min | ... |
Gwanju nurse
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Yang Seon-Yeong | ... |
Gwangju pregnant woman
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Jeong-min Kim | ... |
Injured highschool student
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Dong-won Han | ... |
Highway checkpoint soldier 1
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Kim Min-Seok | ... |
Highway checkpoint soldier 2
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Sung Do-hyun | ... |
Crossroads checkpoint soldier
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Kim Kyung-il | ... |
Illegal checkpoint soldier 1
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Ijin Han | ... |
Illegal checkpoint soldier 2
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Hyung-woo Baek | ... |
Illegal checkpoint soldier 3
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Gwang-Sik Moon | ... |
Illegal checkpoint soldier 4
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| Seo Hyun-woo | ... |
Security officer 1
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| Jang In-ho | ... |
Security officer 2
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Seungyun Cho | ... |
Airport staff
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Lorca Samuel | ... |
Foreign Journalist 1
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| Forest Ian Etsler | ... |
Foreign Journalist 2
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Irvin Bradford | ... |
News reporter
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| Daniel Joey Albright | ... |
News reporter
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| Ryu Sun-young | ... |
Coffee shop customer
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| Choi Jae-sup | ... |
Company taxi driver
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Oh Jae-gyun | ... |
Seoul driver 1
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Hak-Soon Im | ... |
Seoul driver 2
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Dae-jin Kim | ... |
Mother-in-law's taxi driver
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Son Jong-hwan | ... |
News anchor
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Schultz Franz Anton | ... |
German news anchor 1
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Mandic Jure | ... |
German news anchor 2
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Sin-ji Yang | ... |
Airport counter worker
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Kim Jung-soo | ... |
Seoul newspaper director
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| Moon Tae-yu | ... |
2003 Drunk taxi passenger
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Jin-Sang Kim | ... |
2003 Taxi passenger
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| Natallia Bulynia | ... |
Passenger
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Han Geun-sup | ... |
Student Protester
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Jürgen Hinzpeter | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Jung Jin-young | ... |
Reporter Lee
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| Jung Suk-yong | ... |
Seoul car center's president
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Directed by
| Hun Jang | ||
Written by
| Yu-na Eom | ... | () |
Produced by
| Eun-Kyung Park | ... | producer |
Music by
| Cho Young-wuk | ... | (as Young-wook Jo) |
Cinematography by
| Nak-seon Go | ||
Editing by
| Kim Jae-beom | ... | (as Jae-beom Kim) |
| Kim Sang-beom | ||
Casting By
| Bo Rosenmüller | ... | (international cast) |
Production Design by
| Cho Hwa-sung | ... | (as Hwa-sung Cho) |
| Yi-jin Jeong | ||
Costume Design by
| Jo Sang-gyeong | ||
Sound Department
| Tami Treadwell | ... | adr mixer |
Special Effects by
| Kim Ka-ryoon | ... | special effects makeup |
Visual Effects by
| Eunyoung Ko | ... | digital compositor at rasca fx |
Stunts
| Kang Gu-hyun | ... | stunts |
| Chel-Ku Kim | ... | stunts |
| Jun-seong Kim | ... | stunts |
| Hyun-Woo Lee | ... | stunts |
| Yoo Si Jung | ... | stunt performer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jin-Kyung Ha | ... | first assistant camera |
Music Department
| Hong Dae-Sung | ... | additional composer |
| Falko Duczmal | ... | score recording and mixing engineer |
| Jonathan Feurich | ... | score mix engineer |
| Felix Trawoeger | ... | pro tools operator / score editor |
Additional Crew
| Evelyn S. Park | ... | International Sales And Distribution |
| Ryu Sung-hyun | ... | dialect coach (as Sung-Hyun Ryoo) |
Thanks
| Yoo Ah-in | ... | special thanks |
| So Ji-seob | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Showbox/Mediaplex (2017) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- Cinemaran Spain (2018) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Clover Films (2017) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Golden Village Pictures (2017) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- The Klockworx (2018) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Well Go USA Entertainment (2017) (Canada) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Well Go USA Entertainment (2017) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Divo (2024) (India) (video) (Exclusive - Digital Rights)
- Koch Films (2021) (Germany) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2021) (Germany)
- Showbox Entertainment (2017) (World-wide)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
May 1980. A Seoul taxi driver named Man-seob (SONG Kang-ho) comes across an offer too good to be true. If he drives a foreign passenger from Seoul down to Gwangju and back again before the curfew, he'll be paid the unthinkable sum of 100,000 won - enough to cover several months of unpaid rent. Without stopping to ask the details, he picks up the German reporter Peter (Thomas Kretschmann) and sets off along the highway. Although stopped by police roadblocks at the edge of Gwangju, Man-seob is desperate to earn his taxi fare, and eventually manages to find a way into the city. There they encounter students and ordinary citizens taking part in large-scale demonstrations against the government. Man-seob, alarmed by the danger in the air, pleads with Peter to go quickly back to Seoul. But Peter ignores him, and with the help of a university student Jae-sik (RYU Jun-yeol) and a Gwangju taxi driver named HWANG (YOO Hai-jin), begins shooting with his news camera. As time passes the situation grows more and more serious, and Man-seob keeps thinking of his young daughter at home all alone. Written by Showbox |
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| Taglines | May 1980: A taxi driver heads to Gwangju See more » |
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Box Office
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $833,339, 20 Aug 2017 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Kim Sa-bok died in 1984 due to cancer, which was confirmed by his son in 2017. Kim was not only a taxi driver but someone who worked with foreign reporters because he owned two private vehicles used as "hotel taxis." A photo of Hinzpeter and Kim can be found online, confirmed by the wife of the late reporter. See more » |
| Goofs | The German passport contains the color photo with face directly toward the camera. The German requirements were that the photo be in black and white, that the bearer turns his head slightly away from the camera, and that the ear be visible. The photo did not show either metal riveted rings or crimped edges. Gluing the photo to the passport wasn't allowed. See more » |
| Soundtracks | Short Hair See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Before the end credits roll, video footage shows the real Jürgen "Peter" Hinzpeter speaking out about the desire to reunite with Kim Man-seob, his taxi driver, again in future. See more » |
| Quotes |
Man-seob:
You know... I earned some money in Saudi Arabia. But my wife got sick and I spent it all on hospital bills. At the end, my wife insisted that I buy that taxi. And the doctor said so, too, so I should look after our daughter. We could have tried more meds, but I didn't argue. That's the kind of guy I am. The rest have to go on living, right? Because after my wife died, I got drunk every day. [Tears begin to stream down his face] Man-seob: One day I woke up, and she was crying, holding onto her mom's old clothes. [He starts sobbing] Man-seob: She must have missed her so much. I quit drinking that day. I'm the only one she has left. See more » |