A Taxi Driver
택시운전사
2017 · 2h 18m · Action, Drama, History · South Korea · Rated M (AU)
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.
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1980sbased on true storydemocracydemocratization movementexcitedgwangjugwangju uprisinghistorical eventprotestsouth koreataxitaxi driver
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