Taxi Driver
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Release date | Turkey |
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Directors | Martin Scorsese |
Screenplay | Paul Schrader |
Featured song | Theme From Taxi Driver |
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ID | 802213 |
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
David di Donatello Special Award
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director
Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Foreign Movie Performer
About Taxi Driver
Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city. When Travis meets pretty campaign worker Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), he becomes obsessed with the idea of saving the world, first plotting to assassinate a presidential candidate, then directing his attentions toward rescuing 12-year-old prostitute Iris (Jodie Foster).
Paris attack: Mother of suspect had 'reported concerns', prosecutor says
... He said the wife s life was saved by the intervention of a Taxi Driver and that the suspect fled across a nearby bridge spanning the River Seine...
Swedish murder: Five teenagers found guilty over taxi driver's killing
... The victim, a Taxi Driver, was found hanged in a nature reserve in central Sweden in March...
Korean true crime fan murdered stranger 'out of curiosity'
... She was arrested after the Taxi Driver tipped off police about a customer who had dumped a blood-soaked suitcase in the woods...
Blackburn man who posed as taxi driver admits raping women
...A man who posed as a Taxi Driver has admitted raping women he picked up as they made their way home from nights out...
Robert De Niro erupts in court during legal battle with former assistant
... " I got angry that one time, " he said, The Raging Bull and Taxi Driver actor accepted that he " berated her" on that occasion and was " upset" but not abusive...
New Zealand election: Disillusioned voters eye shift away from the left
... " It used to be really safe here, peaceful, " says Taxi Driver Aman Singh, 29, who moved to New Zealand over a decade ago and has become a citizen...
'A lot of adrenaline, a lot of unknowns': Reservists flock to join Israel's fight
... Shay, 40, a Taxi Driver in Jerusalem, who did not want to give his full name, was on holiday in Greece when he got the call...
Liberia election: George Weah faces demands for war crimes court
... He now works as a Taxi Driver but business is not flourishing: " The roads are very bad and gas is expensive...
Overcrowding: School doesn't understand why I fall asleep in class
Over lockdown, Ridwan Hossain " grew like a giraffe" - from 5ft 5in to 6ft 1in, in months.
Now, he is too tall for his old Bed - and as his room is too small for a bigger one, sleeps on the sofa, in the two-bedroom flat he shares with his parents and Two Sisters .
" I barely get six hours' sleep, " the 16-year-old says.
" The School don't understand. I fall asleep in classes But if I fall asleep on three occasions, I get suspended. "
Sharing a BedRidwan is one of an estimated two million children in England in unsuitable or overcrowded accommodation.
His sisters, Mayesha, 13, and Maliha, 11, share a double Bed .
" The House is chaotic and crowded, " Mayesha says.
" There is always someone in The Room .
" And Ridwan is always complaining that he never gets The Bed . "
Housing registerThe Family , based in Royal Oak , west London, have been trying to move since 2013.
At 6am every Wednesday, mum Husnara, who is studying childcare, goes on to Westminster council's housing register to see if a bigger Home has become available.
" I've been 125th, 86th, 105th on The List But never got anything, " she says.
" All these new houses keep being built But where are they going - who's getting them? "
Cramped HomeAdding to the stress, dad Mohammed, a Taxi Driver , had a Heart Attack in February and can no longer work.
He is recovering, But living in a stressful and cramped Home doesn't help.
At one point, The Family even considered moving to West Yorkshire , after Husnara found A Family willing to swap.
" I said, 'Whatever option you get, we need to take it,'" Ridwan says.
" I know it's 200 Miles Away - But I just couldn't keep lying in that little Bed . "
Unfortunately, The Swap fell through and The Family find themselves " with no options at the moment" Husnara says.
" It's stressful, with arguments all the time, " she says.
" I was born and brought up in this area But I will move Anywhere - Anywhere at all".
Causing anxietyThe National Housing Federation, which represents England 's housing associations, calculates almost two million children in England - About one in Five - Live in overcrowded, unsuitable or unaffordable homes.
Of those, 1. 1 million are said to be living in cramped conditions, which, The Federation says, can have a detrimental impact on their health and development, causing anxiety and depression.
The research, by Herriot-Watt University, also found while children made up 19% of the population in England , they accounted for 30% of those in need of social housing.
" Today's report shows that Our Children are fast becoming the biggest victims of a broken housing market, " NHF chief executive Kate Henderson says.
" It is nothing short of tragic that so many children are forced To Live in cramped conditions, sharing bedrooms and sometimes beds with parents and siblings, whilst their families struggle to cover the costs of their food, clothes and shelter.
" By not providing the homes these families can afford To Live in, We Are depriving millions of children of a decent chance in life. "
A government spokesperson said: " All children deserve To Live in a safe and decent Home - and we're strengthening councils' enforcement powers to tackle overcrowding and reduce social-housing waiting lists, which have fallen by over 550,000 households between 2010 and 2021. "
The government has pledged £11. 5bn investment in affordable homes over The Next Five years.
Source of news: bbc.com