What does a filmmaker do when you’re banned from making movies? For their safety, they might move abroad or switch professions altogether. For director Jafar Panahi, it means doing things differently. Taxi was made in the titular vehicle, with a camera simply placed on the dashboard as Panahi poses as a driver. It’s a simple approach, but quite fitting for what he’s going for. Like the way taxi drivers face so many different kinds of passengers, Taxi introduces various characters and scenes in Iran, mixing the normal and humorous with the violence some people face. It paints a balanced picture, though the government in question disagrees. Taxi warmly depicts Panahi’s fellow countrymen, but dares to acknowledge the country’s flaws.
A yellow cab is driving through the vibrant and colourful streets of Tehran. Very diverse passengers enter the taxi, each candidly expressing their views while being interviewed by the driver who is no one else but the director Jafar Panahi himself. His camera placed on the dashboard of his mobile film studio captures the spirit of Iranian society through this comedic and dramatic drive…
A yellow cab is driving through the vibrant and colourful streets of Tehran. Very diverse passengers enter the taxi, each candidly expressing their views while being interviewed by the driver who is no one else but the director Jafar Panahi himself. His camera placed on the dashboard of his mobile film studio captures the spirit of Iranian society through this comedic and dramatic drive…
César Awards
2 wins, 5 nominations
