Explore Korean Cinema with Goethe-Institut Gulf Region, Alliance Française Abu Dhabi, and Korean Cultural Center in the UAE with an online film screening taking place Tuesday, March 2 at 7:00pm.
A Taxi Driver (택시운전사)
Directed by Jang Hoon
When: Tuesday, March 2 at 7:00pm
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South Korea | 2017 | 137 minutes
In Korean with English Subtitles
Rating: [ 15+ ] - (Suitable for viewers ages 15 and above)
SYNOPSIS: May, 1980. Man-seob (SONG Kang-ho) is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone after his wife passed away. One day, he hears that there is a foreigner who is willing to pay big money for a drive down to Gwangju City and back. Not knowing that the foreigner is a German journalist (Thomas Kretschmann) who investigates the brutal suppression of the student revolt in Gwangju, Man-seob takes the job and the two start off on their journey together.
This film originates from the true story of the journalist Jürgen Hinzpeter who was working as a foreign correspondent in Tokyo and reporting on the 1980 Gwangju Uprising, and the Korean taxi driver KIM Sa-bok who drove him from Seoul to Gwangju.
How to Watch:
- Please note that the screening is accessible to viewers in the UAE. The film can be streamed on 2 March 2021, beginning at 7pm until midnight.
- No registration or ticket is needed. The live streaming is free.
- Visit the link above and scroll down to "Live Streaming" and click on the link.
- You will be directed to the Vimeo streaming platform.
- Click on Play and start the movie.
About “Rooftop Cinema”
Throughout the year a new series of films will be presented by Alliance Française and Goethe-Institut in collaboration with international partners from the region. You are invited to join us for live streamings or, as soon as the situation allows, on the roof terrace of the Goethe-Institut for contemporary films from all over the world - independent movies and box office hits, UAE premieres and must-have-seen productions.
Image Credit: Cinema Space
Age
15+
Price
Free
Links
Address
Abu DhabiOnline