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A Taxi Driver

택시운전사

2017 · 138 min · Drama

In 1980, a hard-up Seoul cabbie takes a lucrative fare to drive a German reporter to Gwangju, unaware he is carrying him into the middle of a brutally suppressed pro-democracy uprising. Based on a true story, a rousing, humane drama.

Runtime
138 min
Genre
Drama · History
Mood
thoughtful · dark
Entry
some context
Best for
character-driven drama

Content notes: war or political violence Non-exhaustive

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Part of 10 Essential South Korean Films

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