▁H ana ▁st umb les ▁upon ▁a ▁pur se ▁belonging ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁women ▁with ▁the ▁gold fish es . ▁S ot ou de h ▁dec ides ▁to ▁leave ▁early ▁so ▁Pan ah i ▁can ▁deliver ▁the ▁pur se , ▁but ▁not ▁before ▁giving ▁him ▁a ▁rose ▁as ▁a ▁good will ▁for ▁film m akers . ▁Pan ah i ▁and ▁H ana ▁proceed ▁to ▁the ▁spr ings ▁and ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁return ▁the ▁pur se ; ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁this ▁happens , ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁th ieves ▁r ans ack ▁the ▁tax i , ▁before ▁the ▁film ▁cut s ▁off . ▁ ▁Production ▁Similar ▁to ▁Abb as ▁K iar ost ami ' s ▁A ▁T aste ▁of ▁Cher ry ▁( 1 9 9 7 ) ▁and ▁Ten ▁( 2 0 0 2 ), ▁Tax i ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" a ▁portrait ▁of ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁capital ▁Te h ran " ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁" document ary - like ▁film ▁[...] ▁set ▁in ▁a ▁Te h ran ▁tax i ▁that ▁is ▁driven ▁by ▁Pan ah i " ▁with ▁passengers ▁who ▁" c andid ly ▁conf ide [ d ]" ▁to ▁Pan ah i . ▁According ▁to ▁Jean - Mich el ▁F rod on , ▁the ▁passengers ▁include ▁" Men ▁and ▁women , ▁young ▁and ▁old , ▁rich ▁and ▁poor , ▁traditional ists ▁and ▁modern ists , ▁pir ated ▁video ▁vend ors , ▁and ▁advoc ates ▁of ▁human ▁rights , ▁[ who ▁sit ] ▁in ▁the ▁passenger ▁seat ▁of ▁the