A Cab for Three (2001)
- Original title
- Taxi para 3
- Directed by
- Orlando Lübbert
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country
- Chile
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two criminals rob a taxi driver and force him to join their gang or become their hostage. He picks joining them and starts taking a share of their loot. The story shows how gang life becomes normal for him and how the criminals blend into his family.
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What happens
A Cab for Three (Spanish: Taxi para tres) is a 2001 Chilean crime comedy-drama film directed by Orlando Lubbert. It was Chile's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. In the film, two criminals rob a taxi driver. But they give him a choice between joining their gang or becoming their hostage. He chooses to join them, and he is soon receiving his own share from the gang's loot. The story focuses on the normalization of gang activity in his life, and the way the other gang members become part of the driver's family life. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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