A Taxi Driver (2017) is a Jang Hoon directorial based on the atrocities during the 1980s dictatorship by Chun Doo-hwan and the martial law that followed. The plot delves into the various protests and demonstrations that happened in Seoul and the massacre which made a huge part of South Korea.
Here’s how you can watch and stream A Taxi Driver (2017) via streaming services such as Amazon Prime Video & Peacock.
Is A Taxi Driver (2017) available to watch via streaming?
Yes, A Taxi Driver (2017) is available to watch via streaming on Amazon Prime Video & Peacock.
Based on true events, A Taxi Driver follows the story of Seoul cabbie, Kim Man-seob who takes on the challenge to take the German TV reporter, Jürgen Hinzpeter to the locked-down city of Gwangju, at the time when it was a strong house of student protests, use of tear gas and open gunfire that killed thousands.
The story depicts how the money-crunched cabbie takes on the life-threatening task of taking the German reporter to Gwangju to support his 11-year-old daughter and pay his rent. But how he comes to realize the importance of the German reporter getting the massacre footage out was crucial to the movement is poignant and touching.
The cast of the film includes South Korean actor Song Kang-ho as Kim Man-seob and Thomas Kretschmann in the role of German reporter Jürgen Hinzpeter.
Watch A Taxi Driver (2017) streaming via Amazon Prime Video
A Taxi Driver (2017) is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video. The OTT channel provides various top-notch tv shows including The Mentalist, Scorpion, and Psych.
You can watch via Amazon Prime Video by following these steps:
- Go to Amazon Prime Video
- Select ‘Sign in’ and ‘Create your Amazon account’
- Sign up for a Prime Video membership:
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- $8.99 per month for a standalone Prime Video membership
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Watch A Taxi Driver (2017) streaming via Peacock
A Taxi Driver (2017) is available to watch on Peacock. Owned by NBCUniversal, Peacock offers a wide range of TV shows and movies.
You can watch via Peacock by following these steps:
- Go to PeacockTV.com
- Click ‘Get Started’
- Choose your payment plan
- $5.99 per month or $59.99 per year (premium)
- $11.99 per month or $119.99 per year (premium plus
- Create your account
- Enter your payment details
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A Taxi Driver (2017) synopsis is as follows:
“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.”
NOTE: The streaming services listed above are subject to change. The information provided was correct at the time of writing.
