Taxi
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Taxi is a 2015 Iranian docu-fiction film directed by Jafar Panahi, set almost entirely inside a Tehran taxi as it explores everyday life and social issues in contemporary Iran.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Taxi canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5386016 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taxi Context triple: [Iranian cinema, notableFilm, Taxi]
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A.
Taxi
Taxi is a critically acclaimed American sitcom that aired from 1978 to 1983, following the lives of New York City cab drivers and their dispatcher, and is celebrated for its ensemble cast and blend of comedy and pathos.
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B.
Taxi 2
Taxi 2 is a 2000 French action-comedy film and sequel in the Taxi franchise, known for its high-speed car chases and humorous storyline set in Marseille.
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C.
The Taxi Boys
The Taxi Boys is a series of early 1930s comedy short films produced by Hal Roach, featuring slapstick misadventures centered around a group of bumbling taxi drivers.
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D.
Joe le taxi
"Joe le taxi" is a 1987 French pop song by Vanessa Paradis that became an international hit and launched her to fame as a teenage singer.
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E.
Taxi (2004 film)
Taxi (2004 film) is an American action-comedy movie about a speedy New York City cab driver who teams up with a bumbling cop to catch a gang of bank robbers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taxi Target entity description: Taxi is a 2015 Iranian docu-fiction film directed by Jafar Panahi, set almost entirely inside a Tehran taxi as it explores everyday life and social issues in contemporary Iran.
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A.
Taxi
Taxi is a critically acclaimed American sitcom that aired from 1978 to 1983, following the lives of New York City cab drivers and their dispatcher, and is celebrated for its ensemble cast and blend of comedy and pathos.
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B.
Taxi 2
Taxi 2 is a 2000 French action-comedy film and sequel in the Taxi franchise, known for its high-speed car chases and humorous storyline set in Marseille.
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C.
The Taxi Boys
The Taxi Boys is a series of early 1930s comedy short films produced by Hal Roach, featuring slapstick misadventures centered around a group of bumbling taxi drivers.
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D.
Joe le taxi
"Joe le taxi" is a 1987 French pop song by Vanessa Paradis that became an international hit and launched her to fame as a teenage singer.
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E.
Taxi (2004 film)
Taxi (2004 film) is an American action-comedy movie about a speedy New York City cab driver who teams up with a bumbling cop to catch a gang of bank robbers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
docu-fiction film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
FIPRESCI Prize at Berlin International Film Festival
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linked to:
FIPRESCI Prize
Golden Bear ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | banned from public screening in Iran ⓘ |
| cinematographyStyle |
handheld camera
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in-car camera ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iran ⓘ |
| criticalReception | internationally acclaimed ⓘ |
| depicts |
Tehran street life
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diverse social classes in Iran ⓘ |
| director | Jafar Panahi ⓘ |
| directorStatus | made while Jafar Panahi was under filmmaking ban in Iran ⓘ |
| festivalPremiere | Berlin International Film Festival ⓘ |
| filmTechnique |
quasi-documentary style
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single-location narrative ⓘ use of non-professional actors ⓘ |
| genre |
docudrama film
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drama film ⓘ |
| hasTagline | A film by Jafar Panahi shot in a taxi in Tehran ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
everyday life in contemporary Iran
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social issues in Iran ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | taxi driver encounters with passengers ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | docu-fiction ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| partOf | Jafar Panahi's unofficial filmography under ban ⓘ |
| portrays |
Iranian society
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censorship in Iran ⓘ economic hardship in Iran ⓘ gender issues in Iran ⓘ justice system in Iran ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| primarySetting | taxi ⓘ |
| productionContext | created under restrictions by Iranian authorities ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Jafar Panahi ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Tehran ⓘ |
| stars | Jafar Panahi ⓘ |
| title | Taxi ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Taxi Description of subject: Taxi is a 2015 Iranian docu-fiction film directed by Jafar Panahi, set almost entirely inside a Tehran taxi as it explores everyday life and social issues in contemporary Iran.
Referenced by (12)
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