A Taxi Driver backdrop

A Taxi Driver 2017 택시운전사

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.

Production Country South Korea
Language Korean
Spoken Languages English , German , Japanese , Korean
Gneres Action , Drama , History
Production Companies Showbox , The LAMP
Budget $12,820,005
Revenue $81,927,980
Release Date 2 August 2017
138 mins
Cast
Song Kang-ho Kim Man-seob
Thomas Kretschmann Jürgen Hinzpeter
Yoo Hai-jin Hwang Tae-sul
Ryu Jun-yeol Gu Jae-sik
Park Hyuk-kwon Reporter Choi
Choi Gwi-hwa Civvies Leader
Cha Soon-bae Driver Cha
Shin Dam-su Driver Sin
Ryu Sung-hyun Driver Ryoo
Um Tae-goo Illegal checkpoint Sergeant First Class Park
Min-hee Park Kwon Joong-ryeong
Lee Jung-eun Hwang Tae-sool's wife
Eun-mi Yoo Kim Eun-jeong
Seo Hyun-woo Security Command
Ko Chang-seok Sang-gu's Father
Jeon Hye-jin Sang-gu's Mother
Joey Albright BBC Reporter David John
Jung Jin-young Reporter Lee
Ryu Tae-ho Newspaper Manager
Jeong Seok-yong Car Center Manager
Heo Jeong-do Seoul Man
Kyul Hwi Checkpoint Soldier 2
Lee Sae-byeol Female College Student with Rice Balls
Lee Ho-cheol Hong Yong-pyo
Lee Yong-i Hong Yong-pyo's Mother
Han Sa-myeong College Student Demonstrator
Choi Jae-sup Delivery Driver
Yang Shin-ji Airport Counter Employee
Lee Bong-ryeon Seoul Pregnant Woman
Park Sung-hyun Reporter
Son Jong-hwan News Anchor
Jang Ji-woong Junior reporter