A Taxi Driver

  2017년 08월 02일 장훈 Jang Hoon감독의 1980년 05월 18일 특정 날짜를 기억하게 하는 아픈 역사를 그린 영화가 개봉했습니다.

A Taxi Driver

  A Taxi Driver (Hangul: 택시운전사; Hanja: 택시運轉士; RR: Taeksi Unjeonsa) is a 2017 South Korean historical action drama film directed by Jang Hoon, with Song Kang-ho starring in the title role, alongside Thomas Kretschmann. The film centers on a taxi driver from Seoul, who unintentionally becomes involved in the events of the Gwangju Democratization Movement in 1980.

  The film was released on August 2, 2017 in South Korea. It was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. The film was a commercial success, and was also the second highest grossing film of 2017.

  Synopsis

  In 1980, Kim Man-seob is a widowed father who works as a taxi driver in Seoul. One day, he overhears another taxi driver talking about a foreign client who has booked him for a trip worth 100,000 won; the client intends to travel to Gwangju for the day and return to Seoul before curfew. Man-seob rushes off to steal the client.

  The client is Jürgen "Peter" Hinzpeter, a German journalist who wishes to report on the increasing civil unrest in Gwangju. Due to strict censorship, foreign reporters are prohibited from entering the country. Peter pretends to be a missionary in order to enter South Korea. Man-seob lures Peter into his taxi before heading off to Gwangju.

  The two men discover that all the roads leading to Gwangju are blocked and heavily guarded by soldiers. Man-seob tries to convince Peter that they should return to Seoul, but the latter refuses to pay the 100,000 won unless they reach Gwangju. They manage to enter the city after they lie about Peter being a businessman. In Gwangju, they find that all the shops are closed and the streets are deserted. Man-Seob dismisses the severity of the city's state as he believes that the riots were caused by rebellious students. Peter begins to record his observations on his camera, and the two men meet a group of college students who are riding on a pickup truck.  The leader of the group, Yong-pyo, invites Peter aboard. They also befriend English-speaking student, Jae-sik. Man-seob decides to turn back, reluctant to have his taxi damaged in the riots. However, he takes pity on an old woman looking for her son; she leads him to the local hospital. The woman's son turns out to be Yong-pyo, who is in the hospital with minor injuries. Peter and the college students scold Man-seob for his selfishness. They refuse to let Peter pay Man-Seob until he fulfills the agreed trip.

  Man-seob agrees to take Peter and Jae-sik (now acting as translator) through Gwangju. Protesters greet them with food and gifts. Peter films violent riots and witnesses soldiers beating protesters. Plainclothed Defense Security Command (DSC) officers see him filming and go to arrest him. The three men evade capture. That evening, Man-seob's taxi breaks down and they are met by Tae-soo, one of the local taxi drivers. Tae-soo tows the taxi to his shop for repair. This and the fact that Gwangju's phone lines have been cut distresses Man-Seob, as his young daughter is home alone. Tae-soo lets the men stay at his house for the night.

  During dinner, they hear an explosion and discover that the television station has been bombed. They head there and Peter films the turmoil. The officers recognize Peter and chase the three men; Jae-sik is captured. He yells for Peter to share the footage with the world before he is taken away. Man-seob is assaulted by the leader of the DSC, who accuses the driver of being a communist. Peter rescues Man-seob and the pair run back to Tae-soo's house.

  At dawn, Tae-soo gives Man-seob fake Gwangju license plates as the soldiers are now searching for a Seoul taxi. Alone, Man-seob drives to the nearby town of Suncheon, where he overhears reports of the events in Gwangju; the media falsely claims that the chaos was caused by "rogue groups and rioters". He is overwhelmed with guilt and drives to the hospital in Gwangju to find Peter in shock and Tae-soo crying over Jae-sik's corpse. He reminds Peter of his promise to show the world what is happening in South Korea, and encourages him to continue filming.

  They film a street where soldiers are mercilessly shooting at civilians. Man-seob and the other taxi drivers use their vehicles to barricade the soldiers from further harming the civilians. The soldiers continue shooting, and the two men arrive at a road blocked by soldiers. Man-seob states that he is taking a foreign businessman away from the turmoil. A young soldier searches the car and finds the license plates from Seoul. However, he keeps silent on the discovery and lets them go. The soldiers then receive orders not to let any foreigners out, prompting them to chase the duo and shoot at them.

  The pair are rescued by the local taxi drivers, who ram into the military vehicles to distract the soldiers. The taxi drivers are presumably killed in the chase, and Tae-soo ultimately sacrifices himself to allow Man-seob and Peter to escape. The two men make it to the airport, where they bid each other an emotional farewell. Peter asks Man-seob for his name and phone number as he wishes to return to South Korea to visit. Man-seob hesitates but does so. Peter is able to safely leave the country.

  Peter shares the footage with his superiors and the news is spread all over the world. He searches for Kim Man-seob as "Kim Sa-bok", only to be told that the latter had provided a false name and phone number. In Seoul, Man-seob happily reunites with his daughter.

  23 years later, Peter receives an award in South Korea for his report on the Gwangju Uprising. In his speech, he expresses his gratitude to "Kim Sa-bok" and hopes to see him again someday. Man-seob, still a cab driver, finds a newspaper forgotten by a customer, reads the article about Peter's speech and achievements including his words of gratitude towards him, and feels touched by these words. He then says out loud that he is more grateful to Peter, and that he misses him too, while holding the newspaper, sitting in his cab alone.

  The epilogue states that Peter tried to search for the taxi driver who took him through Gwangju, but he died in 2016 before they could meet again. The film ends with footage of the real Peter, who gives his thanks to "Kim Sa-bok".

  등장인물과 배우들 알아보겠습니다. 송강호 Song Kang-ho는 김만섭 Kim Man-seob역을 맡았습니다. A widowed taxi driver who lives with his eleven year old daughter in a small house. He is an ordinary man from the working class who cares only about his family's livelihood and is uninterested in political issues. The character is loosely based on real-life taxi driver Kim Sa-bok, who ferried Jurgen Hinzpeter to Gwangju. Kim remained out of the public eye until the release of A Taxi Driver, when in September 2017, following the immense commercial and critical success of the film in South Korea, Kim's identity was finally confirmed by his son, Kim Seung-pil. The younger Kim shared with the media a photo of Jurgen Hinzpeter with his father and revealed that his father died of cancer in 1984, four years after the Gwangju events.

  토마스 크레취만 Thomas Kretschmann은 위르겐 힌츠페터(피터) Jürgen Hinzpeter(ko; de)역을 맡았습니다. A German reporter. The character is based on the life of Jürgen Hinzpeter (1937–2016), the late German journalist who filmed and reported on the Gwangju massacre.

  유해진 Yoo Hae-jin은 황태술 Hwang Tae-sool역을 맡았습니다. A kindhearted local taxi driver. 류준열 Ryu Jun-yeol은 구재식 Gu Jae-sik역을 맡았습니다. A naive university student who knows English. 박혁권 Park Hyuk-kwon은 최기자 Reporter Choi역을 맡았습니다. 최귀화 Choi Gwi-hwa는 사복조장 Leader of DSC Civvies역을 맡았습니다. 차순배 Cha Soon-bae는 차기사 Driver Cha역을 맡았습니다. 신담수 Shin Dam-soo는 신기사 Driver Shin역을 맡았습니다. 류성현 Ryoo Seong-hyeon은 류기사 Driver Ryoo역을 맡았습니다. 엄태구 Uhm Tae-goo는 비포장 검문소 중사 Sergeant first class Park역을 맡았습니다. 박민희 Park Min-hee는 권중령 Kwon Joong-ryeong역을 맡았습니다. 이정은 Lee Jeong-eun은 황태술 처역 Hwang Tae-sool's wife을 맡았습니다.

  유은미 Yoo Eun-mi는 김은정 Eun-jeong역을 맡았습니다. 권순준 Kwon Soon-joon은 강상구 Kang Sang-goo역을 맡았습니다. 윤석호 Yoon Seok-ho는 황태술 아들 Hwang Tae-sool's son역을 맡았습니다. 허정도 Heo Jeong-do는 서울 임산부 남편 Seoul pregnant wife's husband역을 맡았습니다. 이봉련 Lee Bong-ryeon은 서울 임산부 Seoul pregnant wife역을 맡았습니다. 이호철 Lee Ho-cheol은 홍용표 Hong Yong-pyo역을 맡았습니다. 이용이 Lee Young-yi는 홍용표 모 Hong Yong-pyo's wife역을 맡았습니다. 여기서 오류가 있습니다. 분명 영화는 봤지만 죄송하게도 기억이 나지 않습니다. 이용이는 홍용표 부인인지, 엄마역인지 모르겠습니다.

  특별출연 Special appearances엠 대해서 알아보겠습니다. 정진영 Jung Jin-young은 이기자Reporter Lee역을 고창석 Ko Chang-seok은 상구 아빠 Sang-goo's father역을, 전혜진 Jeon Hye-jin은 상구 엄마 Sang-goo's mother역을, 류태호 Ryu Tae-ho는 광주신문사 부장 Gwangju newspaper director역을 정석용 Jeong Seok-yong은 서울카센터사장 President of car center in Seoul으로 나왔습니다.