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Beijing Taxi

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In the run-up to the 2008 Olympic games held in China's capital, three cabdrivers take viewers on a tour not only of the place but also of their lives in the rapidly changing and dynamic city. Beijing is a beehive of new construction, with buildings that seem to go up overnight. Through the bustle and the tumult, the drivers try to maintain their way of life and cope with the many changes around them. They manage to do so with grace, cleverness and generous dollops of humor.
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Diego Semerene Slant Magazine Although the film can feel a little emotionless, director Miao Wang has an emblematic metaphor in her hands. Rated: 2.5/4 Dec 18, 2010 Full Review Mike Hale New York Times An attractive and seamless set of images of working-class Chinese life. Rated: 4/5 Dec 9, 2010 Full Review Ronnie Scheib Variety Throughout, the drivers are framed against the various cityscapes they traverse, though their philosophical views on what is unfolding around them differs with age and temperament. Dec 9, 2010 Full Review Matthew Nestel Boxoffice Magazine Shadowing the ups and bunny-hill downs of three cabbies, Wang's documentary will entreat loads of audiences to get first hand-to-mouth evidence that a nation's prosperity doesn't turn every bean into magical stalk. Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 21, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Great perspective of Beijing from the inside! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Miao Wang

Director

Zhou Yi

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Miao Wang

Writer

Miao Wang

Producer

Ivana Stolkiner

Producer

Ian Vollmer

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Synopsis In the run-up to the 2008 Olympic games held in China's capital, three cabdrivers take viewers on a tour not only of the place but also of their lives in the rapidly changing and dynamic city. Beijing is a beehive of new construction, with buildings that seem to go up overnight. Through the bustle and the tumult, the drivers try to maintain their way of life and cope with the many changes around them. They manage to do so with grace, cleverness and generous dollops of humor.
Director
Miao Wang
Producer
Miao Wang, Ivana Stolkiner
Screenwriter
Miao Wang
Production Co
Three Waters Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 26, 2016
Runtime
1h 19m
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