Taxi

As Jafar Panahi is banned from making movies by the Iranian government, he poses as a taxi driver and makes a movie about social challenges in Iran. 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 film studio, captures a spirited slice of Iranian society while also brilliantly redefining the borders of comedy, drama and cinema. Golden Bear in Berlin 2015.

Keywords

  • Ann Sirot’s favourite films
  • Berlinale
  • Cannes 2025: Nominated Directors’ Filmography
  • Film Fest Gent !
  • Focus: Jafar Panahi
  • Indian Summer
  • Iranian Cinema
  • Joachim Lafosse’s favourite films
  • LuxFilmFest
  • Just released
  • Red Carpet
  • Road movies
  • The Golden Bear
  • The Sooner team's favorites: Fabian
  • freedom

Actors

  • Hana Saeidi
  • Jafar Panahi
  • Nasrin Sotoudeh

Director

  • Jafar Panahi

Documentary

1h 22min

tous publics

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Iran, Islamic Republic Of
2015
As Jafar Panahi is banned from making movies by the Iranian government, he poses as a taxi driver and makes a movie about social challenges in Iran.

As Jafar Panahi is banned from making movies by the Iranian government, he poses as a taxi driver and makes a movie about social challenges in Iran.


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 film studio, captures a spirited slice of Iranian society while also brilliantly redefining the borders of comedy, drama and cinema. Golden Bear in Berlin 2015.

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