The Good Driver

Feb 17, 2023

1h 37m

★ 5.6

Overview

Ivan, a Bulgarian taxi driver living at the Golden Sands tourist resort, is saving money in order to go back to Finland to meet his ex-wife and son, and to make amends for his past mistakes. But money is tight, and eventually Ivan will resort to extreme measures.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Making Movies

Soul Food

Cinenic Film

Film i Väst

The Good Driver Trailers

Cast

Ivan

Malin Krastev

Gerasim Georgiev

Slava Doytcheva

Mia

Alma Pöysti

Antti

Amos Brotherus

Kris Gummerus

Alma Pöysti

Eero Milonoff

Ville Hilska

Antti's girlfriend

Lilja Kervinen

Karaoke Singer (uncredited)

Miia Heikkinen

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