Taxi (2015) (original) (raw)

A day with a taxi driver in Teheran.

A yellow cab is driving through the vibrant and colourful streets of Teheran.

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�

A day with a taxi driver in Teheran.

A yellow cab is driving through the vibrant and colourful streets of Teheran.

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� (less)

Director: Jafar Panahi
Writer: Jafar Panahi
Starring: Jafar Panahi
Producer: Jafar Panahi

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Review by Brian Orndorf, October 29, 2015

7 / 10

�Taxi� is both a celebration and critique of life in Iran, hosted by director Jafar Panahi, whose own complex history with censorship and imprisonment informs the picture�s sense of secrecy and thinly veiled commentary. Blurring the line between drama and realism, �Taxi� doesn�t chase a gimmick. Instead, it pursues a conversational tone that�s open to explore personalities and politics, trying to establish a human perspective to Iranian hustle, with Panahi offering a slice of life look at everyday business and the citizens trying to make their way through an oppressive culture. ...read more...

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