0 1 5 ▁Iran ian ▁doc uf iction ▁st arring ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁J af ar ▁Pan ah i . ▁The ▁film ▁premier ed ▁in ▁competition ▁at ▁the ▁ 6 5 th ▁Berlin ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁where ▁it ▁won ▁the ▁Golden ▁Bear ▁and ▁the ▁F IP RE SC I ▁Prize . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Pan ah i ▁was ▁b anned ▁from ▁making ▁films ▁and ▁trav elling ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁years , ▁so ▁his ▁nie ce ▁H ana ▁S ae idi , ▁who ▁also ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁collected ▁the ▁award ▁on ▁his ▁beh alf . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Tax i ▁port ray s ▁director ▁J af ar ▁Pan ah i ▁as ▁he ▁courses ▁through ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁Te h ran ▁while ▁pret ending ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁share ▁tax i ▁driver . ▁He ▁wants ▁to ▁hear ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁his ▁passengers ' ▁life ▁and ▁decl ines ▁any ▁payment ▁for ▁the ▁services . ▁His ▁earliest ▁passengers ▁include ▁a ▁conserv ative - mind ed ▁man ▁who ▁supports ▁capital ▁pun ishment ▁and ▁a ▁woman ▁supporting ▁its ▁abol ition , ▁a ▁pir ated ▁video ▁vendor ▁named ▁O mid ▁who ▁once ▁l ent ▁foreign ▁films ▁not ▁available ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁Pan ah i , ▁an ▁injured ▁man ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁who ▁both ▁ins ist ▁on ▁recording ▁a ▁last ▁will ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁pan ic , ▁and ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁super st it ious ▁old ▁women ▁wanting ▁to ▁release ▁their ▁gold fish es ▁to ▁a ▁holy ▁spring . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁Pan ah