Taxi (Jafar Panahi's Taxi)
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Synopsis
Banned from making movies by the Iranian government, Jafar Panahi poses as a taxi driver and makes a movie about social challenges in Iran.
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- Jafar Panahi
- Nasrin Sotoudeh
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I think my heart exploded with joy maybe 18 times throughout Panahi's TAXI. But that moment with the woman handing a rose to the audience.. Pure magic.
Chris ElenaDec 16, 2025blushed a little when she handed me the rose
KarstenAug 15, 2015Undistributable.
matt lynch - May 24, 2025
The man in the beginning accuses a woman of having too much sympathy for criminals because she’s read too many stories. And he’s right. Art is curious, complex, empathetic. An authoritarian, theocratic government and those simping for it don’t have time for all of…
The Oscar ExpertMar 6, 2022To anyone reading this: here 🌹 a rose for you
CatusApr 18, 2025Iranian govt bans Jafar Panahi from making movies, while this man poses as a taxi driver in Tehran with cameras fixed to its dashboard and makes a powerful statement. Damn.. What astonishes is the realism he is able to bring surrounding the Iranian life even within such a…
Michael James - Oct 13, 2022
You have to respect Jafar Panahi for his undying love towards the cinema, Iran and his fellow countrymen, despite the ongoing political prosecutions against him. Taxi, a witty docudrama that forms a magical contrast between the natural world and the cinema world, is…
nickApr 9, 2024My second Pahani (third if we count his short Hidden) and I am really digging his style, which is very evidently influenced by the neorealism and his former boss Abbas Kiarostami, with this film really feeling like his take on Ten, which from what I remember, I believe I…
Rafael "Mister Movie" JovineSep 10, 201563/100 I no longer understand exactly what the strictures placed on Panahi amount to, given that he can apparently drive all over Tehran picking up actors. Still, given the potential for an entirely cab-set film to be even more claustrophobic than his last two, it's kind…
Mike D'Angelo
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- Victor K likedTaxi
A meditative movie about filmmaking which captures the social issues in Iran in a weirdly soothing way, stringing random authentic-feeling conversations along while having a comical & warm undertone. I didn’t know when it was going to end but it never stopped being interesting.
tulipgirl likedTaxia little bit boring but the message is so important
K likedTaxiI miss Iran 💔
- Louis-Kyan lovedTaxi
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Metacritic
Oct 29, 2015
Those who’ve followed Panahi’s career over the decades will catch echoes of and references to his earlier movies, and at times Taxi is as much a tour of his filmography as it is of Tehran.
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
Oct 6, 2015
Taxi is a subversive piece of underground filmmaking; for all its lighthearted banter and formal playfulness, the film maintains an undercurrent of anxiety and danger.
Dana Stevens
Slate
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.
Bob Mondello
NPR
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is Taxi (Jafar Panahi's Taxi)?
The movie is 1hr 22min long.
What's Taxi (Jafar Panahi's Taxi) about?
Banned from making movies by the Iranian government, Jafar Panahi poses as a taxi driver and makes a movie about social challenges in Iran.
Who's the cast of Taxi (Jafar Panahi's Taxi)?
- Jafar Panahi as Jafar Panahi
- Nasrin Sotoudeh as Self
Who's the director behind Taxi (Jafar Panahi's Taxi)?
Jafar Panahi directed Taxi (Jafar Panahi's Taxi).
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