A Taxi Driver
Based on true events, an untold story of a taxi driver.
2017 · 2h 18m · NOT RATED Action, Drama, History
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.
Director and cast
- Song Kang-ho as Kim Man-seob
- Thomas Kretschmann as Peter
- Yoo Hai-jin as Hwang Tae-sul
- Ryu Jun-yeol as Gu Jae-sik
- Park Hyuk-kwon as Reporter Choi
- Hyuk-kwon Park as Reporter Choi
- Ko Chang-seok as Sang-gu's father
- Jeon Hye-jin as Sang-gu's mother
- Choi Gwi-hwa as Civvies leader
- Um Tae-goo as Sergeant first class Park
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