The Daughter asked me if I knew anything about a movie called The Accidental Getaway Driver, and I had to confess that I had never heard anything about it. Following the link she sent, I was pleasantly surprised by the plot which was taken from a real life event and the reception for this movie (a Sundance Director award winner in 2023 and 84% on Rotten Tomatoes). Sing Lee‘s first feature film is about an old Vietnamese American taxi driver who is kidnapped by prison escapees. The taxi driver Long Mã is played by Hiep Tran Nghia while Dustin Nguyen plays Tây, one of the escapees who forms a bound with his hostage.
The Accidental Gateway Driver is currently in theatres. I haven’t seen it yet, but will review it whenever I do manage to see it. This is not an action picture, so don’t go to see it and be surprised that it is more of a character study. The movie is based on this account of the prison escape and kidnapping that appeared in GQ Magazine.
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