Taxi

Taxi

6.7IMDb Score
Released:1998-04-08
Duration:86 min
Country:France
Director:Gérard Pirès
Actors:Samy Naceri, Frédéric Diefenthal, Marion Cotillard, Manuela Gourary, Emma Wiklund
Production:EuropaCorp, ARP Sélection, TF1 Films Production, StudioCanal

Overview:

In Marseilles a skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help Emilien, a loser inspector who can't drive, on the track of German bank robbers, so he doesn't lose his license and his dream job.

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