TAXI

[Machine Translation] Winner of the Golden Bear Award at the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival. A miraculous hymn to life for those who love films, those who are involved in manufacturing, and all those who stand against the wall! A new masterpiece full of courage to never give up and light-hearted humor that will leave a lasting impression on the history of cinema! --A cab is speeding through the vibrant and colorful streets of Tehran, carrying joys and sorrows. The driver is none other than director Jafar Panahi himself. Through the camera on the dashboard, we see a street robber and a teacher discussing the death penalty, a pirate video rental company trying to make a buck, a husband in a car accident and his weeping wife, an aspiring college student struggling with a subject for his film, two elderly women in a hurry with a goldfish bowl in their hands, an elementary school niece shooting a film that can be shown in the country, a wealthy young woman who has been mugged, and a young woman who is in the process of making her own film. A wealthy childhood friend is attacked by a robber, a lawyer is suspended by the government, and so on.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: short film directed by Tatsuya Mori, trailer

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2015年ベルリン国際映画祭 金熊賞受賞作品。 映画を愛する人、ものづくりに関わる人、そして壁に立ち向かうすべての人々に贈る、奇跡の人生讃歌! 決して諦めない勇気と軽やかに笑い飛ばすユーモアに満ち溢れた、映画史に残る、心揺さぶる新たな傑作がここに誕生! ――喜びと悲しみを乗せて― タクシーがテヘランの活気に満ちた色鮮やかな街並みを走り抜ける。運転手は他でもないジャファル・パナヒ監督自身。ダッシュボードに置かれたカメラを通して、死刑制度について議論する路上強盗と教師、一儲けを企む海賊版レンタルビデオ業者、交通事故に遭った夫と泣き叫ぶ妻、映画の題材に悩む監督志望の大学生、金魚鉢を手に急ぐ二人の老婆、国内で上映可能な映画を撮影する小学生の姪、強盗に襲われた裕福な幼なじみ、政府から停職処分を受けた弁護士など、個性豊かな乗客達が繰り広げる悲喜こもごもの人生、そして知られざるイラン社会の核心が見えてくる――。

映像特典: 短編映画『映画を撮ることを禁じられた映画監督の映画のような映像』(森達也監督)、劇場オリジナル予告編