Jafar Panahi's Taxi

Name: Jafar Panahi's Taxi
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: October 2, 2015
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 91

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Kino Lorber | Release Date: October 2, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: Director Jafar Panahi drives a yellow cab through the vibrant streets of Tehran, picking up a diverse group of passengers in a single day. Each man, woman, and child candidly expresses his or her own view of the world, while being interviewed by the curious and gracious driver/director. His camera, placed on the dashboard of his mobile filmDirector Jafar Panahi drives a yellow cab through the vibrant streets of Tehran, picking up a diverse group of passengers in a single day. Each man, woman, and child candidly expresses his or her own view of the world, while being interviewed by the curious and gracious driver/director. His camera, placed on the dashboard of his mobile film studio, captures a spirited slice of Iranian society while also brilliantly redefining the borders of comedy, drama and cinema. [Kino Lorber]… Expand

Director: Jafar Panahi

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 82 min

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Dan Fainaru

Aug 22, 2015

This is a delightful surprise, and though it is even more minimalistic than his last two illegal exports, This Is Not A film and Closed Curtains, it is also more mature, and better calibrated and - at the risk of annoying art house patrons who often hate this term - more entertaining than the other two. Read full review

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David Ehrlich

Oct 8, 2015

This spry, sharp and relentlessly clever middle finger to censorship is Panahi’s boldest act of defiance to date. Read full review

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David Lewis

Oct 29, 2015

This is a movie that you will admire both for its courage and its creativity. Read full review

Bob Mondello

Oct 5, 2015

The rich, not-always-rule-following mosaic of Iranian life he's created in Taxi — at once inspired, and inspiring — is the portrait that the outside world will see of Iran. Read full review

Steven Rea

Nov 5, 2015

Jafar Panahi's Taxi looks onto a world where the social order and the spiritual order are at odds, in flux, where the conversations are sometimes cutting, sometimes comic, sometimes troubled, sometimes profound. Read full review

A.A. Dowd

Sep 30, 2015

Every new movie by Jafar Panahi is a miniature coup, an act of fearless political defiance. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Oct 2, 2015

Panahi’s latest act of defiance is entirely commendable on a number of levels, but I regret to say that from my own perspective, Taxi is the weakest of the films he’s made since he was enjoined from making them. Read full review

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agameking

Oct 4, 2015

بهترین فیلمی که تا الان ساخته شد فقط میگم نگاه کنید
The best film ever made at just sayin '
بهترین فیلمی که تا الان ساخته شد فقط میگم نگاه کنید The best film ever made at just sayin ' بهترین فیلمی که تا الان ساخته شد فقط میگم نگاه کنید The best film ever made at just sayin 'بهترین فیلمی که تا الان ساخته شد فقط میگم نگاه کنید
The best film ever made at just sayin '
بهترین فیلمی که تا الان ساخته شد فقط میگم نگاه کنید
The best film ever made at just sayin '
بهترین فیلمی که تا الان ساخته شد فقط میگم نگاه کنید
The best film ever made at just sayin '

6 of 12 users found this helpful66

EpicLadySponge

Mar 21, 2016

It sound difficult to hate on a movie meant for you to enjoy and give it a positive score but I believe the critics are right again and these users need to step up movie-going.

2 of 2 users found this helpful20

alejandro970

Dec 31, 2016

From Iran, a rare bird that deserves to be seen. The idea of a taxi a confessional and an opinion forum is one of the best movies of the year. Check it out.

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LeZee

Feb 24, 2016

Roaming around Tehran in a taxi for 80 minutes.

This is one of the unique film, and the filmmaking I have seen. It is a docudrama, starred and directed by Jafar Panahi. It is my first film of his and I'm very impressed. I also learnt he was banned from making movies and to leave theRoaming around Tehran in a taxi for 80 minutes.

This is one of the unique film, and the filmmaking I have seen. It is a docudrama, starred and directed by Jafar Panahi. It is my first film of his and I'm very impressed. I also learnt he was banned from making movies and to leave the country since last 5 years. But he took all the legal route possible to keep making them, and this movie is the result of it. He had made a couple of them before this, but with this he came outdoors to capture the streets of the Iranian capital.

This movie entirely set in a taxi, well, the cameras never leaves the car, but car roams around the city, Tehran. A real time movie that runs for nearly 80 minutes. There's no open or the end credits other than the title texts and some statements. The story was very interesting, that I don't know whether it was scripted or factual, but the planning was so good to shoot it in a low profile.

All the actors except the director were non pros. That definitely needs a loud applaud, because the outcome tells the quality of their exhibition. It gives a glimpse of the life as a taxi driver who sees the city through his eyes and meets the people. Some scenes were extremely funny, some were dark humours and some were thoughtful. Each time when a new character enters the frame, a new topic has brought with them and discussed, that mean the movie is totally engaging with a variety that keeps you hooked till the final.

"We already have the world record of hangings after China."

I think the end was very smart, because of that kind of conclusion and no post-production credits, I thought that's how the archives were smuggled out of the country and made it ready. But no one knows the truth how it all has been done, otherwise Jafar Panahi would have landed in a trouble. A rare gem and one of the best of 2015 that you must try it if you are a film fanatic.

Initially, I mean before decide to watch it, I was not sure it will reach my expectations. When I sat for it, the experience was different and now I am extremely happy for giving it a try. Opinion might vary about the film, but the effort must be appreciated. Especially in a circumstance where the filmmaker has everything against him, I meant legally, but came strong in what he believes is his passion. That is inspiring and also for a risk he has taken really paid off.

It won a few Internation Filmfare awards and that's how I actually came to know about this. I'm positive this film won't disappoint you as well, well, if you are not looking for twists and turns like an intelligent or a big budget film. As I said, I could have not asked a better than this, a very simple yet entertaining movie.

8/10… Expand

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mammad73

May 26, 2019

It is another Anti Iran movie !so anyone who doesn't like Iran, Watch it and enjoy !. But if anyone loves the real art,I do not think enjoying this untruth movie.Choose your own choice friends ;-)

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iRaNson

Nov 13, 2015

ای خاک بر سرش با این مستند ساختنش مرتیکه 20 سال ممنوع و کاره اومده فیلم ضد ایرانی ساخته برو بمیر مرتیکه نفهم ، یه در صد فکر کنین چرا 9 گرفته ؟ چون ضد ایرانیه !

2 of 17 users found this helpful215

assassin0boy

Nov 20, 2015

It's the worst movie I ever seen.who made this sh!t?? Just a stupid anti IRAN movie.It just waisted my time.i perefer watch a youtuber video. I am telling you.don't waist your time for watching this.

3 of 13 users found this helpful310

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