A Taxi Driver
Based on true events, an untold story of a taxi driver.
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
- Jang Hoon
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $82M
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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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Box Office & Release
A Taxi Driver returned 6.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $13M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $82M
- Release date
- Aug 2, 2017
- Runtime
- 2h 18m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- German, English
- Country
- South Korea
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