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That Special Taxi Ride

“A Taxi Driver” is a South Korean film released in theaters in August. The lead characters in the movie are played by Song Kang-ho, a South Korean actor who is best known for his role as a North Korean sergeant in “Joint Security Area/JSA,” and Thomas Krethschmann, a German actor who is best known for his role in Roman Polanski’s critically acclaimed film “The Pianist.”

“A Taxi Driver,” is set in 1980 South Korea. Song Kang-ho plays the role of Man-seob, a single father who raises his young daughter and works as a taxi driver in Seoul. After his wife passed away, he is left with huge amounts of hospital bills to pay.

Costarring Song Kang-ho is Thomas Krethschmann who plays the role of Jurgen Hinzpeter, a German journalist who offers to pay Man-seob in exchange for a ride from Seoul to Gwangju and back. With a hidden agenda to investigate the events in Gwangju, Jurgen Hinzpeter sets off on a journey with Man-seob. They arrive in the city which is under siege by the military government. Students lead Gwangju citizens in a demonstration for democracy. The story of the Gwangju Democratization Movement is told through the eyes of the two outsiders.

The Gwangju Democratization Movement, also known as the Gwangju Uprising, is an uprising that happened from May 18 to May 27, 1980 in the city of Gwangju, South Korea. The uprising was triggered by an unprecedented attack by government troops who beat and killed students of the Chonnam University. The students were demonstrating against the Chun Doo-hwan government. Although the uprising was a failure, it played an important role in the achievement of democracy in South Korea. Over 100 protesters were killed by the military, but the number of casualties still remains under contention.

“A Taxi Driver” is directed by Jang Hoon who is known for the Korean War film “The Frontline.”

According to reports, the film caught the eyes of foreign buyers and distributors during the 2017 Cannes Festival. It was also chosen as the closing film in the 2017 Fantasia Film Festival in Canada.

1. Who are the lead characters in “A Taxi Driver?”

2. What is “A Taxi Driver” about?

3. What is the Gwangju Democratization Movement?

sergeant 중사

acclaimed 칭찬을 받은

hidden agenda 숨은 의도

investigate 조사하다

unprecedented 전례 없는

achievement 성취

contention 논쟁

distributor 배급업자

그 특별한 택시 탑승

“택시운전사”는 8월에 극장에서 개발된 한국 영화이다. 영화의 주인공들은 “공동경비구역/JSA”에서의 북한군 중사 역할로 가장 잘 알려진 한국 배우 송강호와 로만 폴란스키의 호평을 받은 영화 “더 피아니스트”에서의 역할로 가장 잘 알려진 독일 배우 토마스 크레취만이 맡았다.

“택시운전사”의 배경은 1980년 한국이다. 송강호가 서울에 살며 택시운전사로 일을 하며 어린 딸을 홀로 키우는 아버지인 만섭의 역할을 한다. 그의 아내가 세상을 떠나고 나서, 그에게는 내야 할 많은 병원비가 남았다.

송강호와 함께 출연한 토마스 크레취만은 서울에서 광주로 갔다가 돌아 오는 대가로 돈을 주기로 제안하는 독일 기자인 위르겐 힌츠페터의 역할을 한다. 광주에서의 사건들을 조사할 숨은 의도를 가지고, 위르겐 힌츠페터는 만섭과 여행을 떠난다. 그들은 군사 정부에 의해 포위당한 도시에 도착한다. 학생들은 광주 시민들을 민주주의를 위한 시위에 이끌었다. 광주민주화운동의 이야기가 두 외부인들의 눈을 통해 이야기된다.

광주항쟁으로도 알려진 광주민주화운동은 한국의 광주시에서 5월 18일부터 5월 27일까지 있었던 항쟁이다. 그 항쟁은 전례 없던 정부군의 전남대생들을 구타하고, 죽게 만든 공격으로 촉발되었다. 학생들은 전두환 정부에 맞서 시위를 벌이고 있었다. 비록 항쟁은 실패였지만, 한국이 민주화를 이루는 데 중요한 역할을 했다. 100명 이상의 시위대가 군에 의해 목숨을 잃었지만 사상자들의 수는 여전히 논쟁이 되고 있다.

“택시운전사”는 한국 전쟁 영화 “고지전”으로 알려진 장훈 감독의 작품이다. 보도에 따르면, 그 영화는 2017 깐느 영화제 기간 동안 외국 바이어들과 배급사들의 관심을 끌었다고 한다. 그것은 또한 캐나다에서 열린 2017 판타지아 영화제의 폐막작으로 선정되었다.

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