A Cab for Three

2001 film by Orlando Lübbert

2 August 2001 (2001-08-02) (Chile)

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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.^[1]^[2]

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.

Plot

Ulises (Alejandro Trejo) is a taxi driver who gets robbed by Chavelo (Daniel Muñoz) and Coto (Fernando Gómez-Rovira). They give him a choice between driving the taxi while they commit robberies or riding in the trunk, using the phrase "Wheel or trunk." This makes Ulises a member of their gang. After several failed and some successful robberies, Ulises begins to receive a share of the loot. What he once believed was immoral and wrong becomes normalized for him. The robbers even stay in Ulises' home and give gifts to his family, leading them to also cover up for the gang.

Soon, Ulises must choose between the benefits and drawbacks of this new lifestyle.

Cast

Daniel Muñoz as Chavelo
Alejandro Trejo as Ulises
Fernando Gómez-Rovira as Coto
Ivonne Becerra as Almacenera
Elsa Poblete as Nelly
Daniel Alcaíno as TV journalist
Felipe Ortega as Amaro
Edgardo Carvajal as Ronny
Denitze Lecaros as Javiera
Víctor Rojas as Hugo Soto
Gerardo Orchard as Julián Castro
Lorena Prada as office secretary
Cristián Quezada as Inspector Padilla
René Castro as Inspector Romero
Marío Escobar as "Bala Fría"
Iban Ayala as Evangélico
Juan Rodríguez as Tricycle boy

References

^ "51 Countries In Race For Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2001-11-19. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
^ "74th Academy Awards - Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-08-07.

External links

A Cab for Three at IMDb

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v t e Chilean submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Moon in the Mirror (1990) The Frontier (1991) Johnny 100 Pesos (1993) Amnesia (1994) Coronation (2000) A Cab for Three (2001) Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui (2002) Los Debutantes (2003) Machuca (2004) Play (2005) In Bed (2006) Padre Nuestro (2007) Tony Manero (2008) Dawson Isla 10 (2009) The Life of Fish (2010) Violeta Went to Heaven (2011) No (2012) Gloria (2013) To Kill a Man (2014) The Club (2015) Neruda (2015) A Fantastic Woman (2017) And Suddenly the Dawn (2018) Spider (2019) The Mole Agent (2020) White on White (2021) Blanquita (2022) The Settlers (2023)

Chilean submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

The Moon in the Mirror (1990)
The Frontier (1991)
Johnny 100 Pesos (1993)
Amnesia (1994)
Coronation (2000)
A Cab for Three (2001)
Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui (2002)
Los Debutantes (2003)
Machuca (2004)
Play (2005)
In Bed (2006)
Padre Nuestro (2007)
Tony Manero (2008)
Dawson Isla 10 (2009)
The Life of Fish (2010)
Violeta Went to Heaven (2011)
No (2012)
Gloria (2013)
To Kill a Man (2014)
The Club (2015)
Neruda (2015)
A Fantastic Woman (2017)
And Suddenly the Dawn (2018)
Spider (2019)
The Mole Agent (2020)
White on White (2021)
Blanquita (2022)
The Settlers (2023)

v t e Chilean submissions for the Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film
Caluga o menta (1991) The Frontier (1992) Johnny 100 Pesos (1994) A Cab for Three (2002) Los debutantes (2004) Machuca (2005) My Best Enemy (2006) In Bed (2007) Padre nuestro (2008) The Good Life (2009) Dawson Isla 10 (2010) The Life of Fish (2011) Violeta Went to Heaven (2012) Young & Wild (2013) Gloria (2014) To Kill a Man (2015) Tea Time (2016) Much Ado About Nothing (2017) A Fantastic Woman (2018) Los perros (2019) Spider (2020) The Mole Agent (2021) The Cordillera of Dreams (2022) 1976 (2023) The Eternal Memory (2024)

Chilean submissions for the Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film