Hassan, a friendly, burly man with three daughters, a gentle smile and a slight belly, drives Berlin’s youth to their parties or home in his taxi night after night. Meanwhile, he manages his private life over the phone from behind the wheel. Reserved and discreet, he is also a good listener, with a basic command of English, German, and Hebrew.
One night, Amir stumbles into Hassan’s taxi. Though their families come from the same region, the Palestinian father and the young Israeli have little else in common. Still, something keeps bringing them together in Hassan’s car, where they gradually discover how their lives mirror one another.
Over the course of two years, we follow Hassan in his night taxi—at odds with his daughter’s partner and still preoccupied with the woman who brought him to Berlin 30 years ago. It is his encounters with Amir that slowly lead him to see his life from a new perspective.
Text: Rainer Mende
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