Our movie of the month: A Taxi Driver

Song Kang-ho plays a somewhat naive taxi driver Kom Man-seob, who is reluctantly drawn into the political events in South Korea. Credit: SBS on Demand

South Korea in May 1980. The country is at a crossroads between military dictatorship and democracy. At the time, German journalist Jürgen Hinzpeter was significantly involved in helping the world learn about the brutal suppression of protests. These events, which are still very important for South Korea today, are portrayed in the movie A Taxi Driver.

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Published 25 August 2025 5:13pm

By Julia Grewe

Source: SBS

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South Korea in May 1980. The country is at a crossroads between military dictatorship and democracy. At the time, German journalist Jürgen Hinzpeter was significantly involved in helping the world learn about the brutal suppression of protests. These events, which are still very important for South Korea today, are portrayed in the movie A Taxi Driver.

SBS on Demand is a treasure trove of international films in the original language. Every month, we pick one from the German movie collection and discuss it with film scholar Claudia Sandberg.

A Taxi Driver is now available on SBS on Demand.

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