Taxi

Apr 15 2015 Not Rated 1h 22m
Comedy, Drama

A yellow cab is driving through the vibrant and colourful streets of Tehran. Very diverse passengers enter the taxi, each candidly expressing their views while being interviewed by the driver who is no one else but the director Jafar Panahi himself. His camera placed on the dashboard of his mobile film studio captures the spirit of Iranian society through this comedic and dramatic drive…

Plot

When you are a filmmaker and you are not allowed to direct movies any more, you have to retrain. So why not become a taxi driver? Or better, why not pretend you are a taxi driver and make a film despite everything? This is what Jafar Panahi has done. Now he invites you to get into his cab for the price of a cinema ticket, to ride through the streets of Tehran and discover its people in the persons of his various passengers.

Written by

Jafar Panahi

Directed by

Jafar Panahi

Cast

Jafar Panahi, Nasrin Sotoudeh

Crew

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Production Countries

Iran

Production Companies

Jafar Panahi Film Productions

Languages

Awards

8 wins & 8 nominations

Trailers
JAFAR PANAHI'S TAXI Trailer | Festival 2015
Scores
# of Votes
16,984
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
91
Popularity
NA