A Taxi in Tjamet (2016-Movie)

***A Taxi in Tjamet*** is a Kyrenaian action thriller from 2016 starring Okan Fahnnan, Amina Qaebukin, Karim Dawral and Ingvi Pelataja in the main roles. Various famous actors from the Free Lands, Teressien and elsewhere make cameo appearances in the opening scene of the movie, as does Sarah, Ilkhana of Kyrene.

## Plot

*A Taxi in Tjamet* plays in Tjamet, Ilkhanate of Kyrene, where the taxi driver Amir (Karim Dawral) makes his rounds (the opening scene shows him doing exactly that, with a plentora of famous people sitting in the back). He is a very good driver, knows the city like the back of his hand, but there is also another thing: He has a girlfriend, Fara Ealaria... who happens to be the daughter of a Police-Lieutenant, Elian Ealaria (Okan Fahnnan), a strict and by the book police officer.

Amir, however, is *not good with authority figures*, as he himself puts it, so the two men have little common ground, except when it comes to Fara.

One day, Amir is called to the Central Police Station to drive a Jalidi man to his hotel, Keke Eaha (Ingvi Pelataja), who is the enforcer of the Rikosa Crime Syndicate. He had been travelling to Kyrenaia posing as a normal businessman, but the Kyrenaian Police caught up with him - as usual, nothing could be proven, which bothers the investigator Ealaria quite a lot, as he now has to et Eaha go. He mockingly thanks the Lieutenant for the tea and steps into the taxi, where he notices the photograph of Amir and Fara on the dashboard.

Amir proudly tells him of his girlfriend, the two men converse quite a lot during the short ride and at their destination, Eaha leaves Amir with a hefty tip, in order for him to take his girlfriend out somewhere nice, which Amir does in the evening, driving her home as well. At the door, Fara's father and Amir exchange a few terse words (neither man wanting to ruin the evening for Fara), and Amir drives off.

A few days later, he is to meet with Fara again, but instead, he meets her father, who has bad news: Fara had been kidnapped. He presumes Eaha to be behind it and asks Amir for his help. He is to tell him, where he took the man, what they talked about and whatever else he knows about Eaha. Amir helps him best as he can. Ealaria then asks him, what he would do for Fara - *Everything* is Amir's short reply.

Ealaria and Amir then begin to brainstorm and combine clues as they fear the investigative team, who's leader looks everywhere but in the 'right' direction (the two men presume Eaha to be behind the kidnapping, but they have no proof), to be too slow. Their investigation does not go unnoticed as Ealaria, who had been put on leave, is not to be found at home.

The two men contact one of Amir's old friends from his days as a Serviceman, who has *connections*, and helps his friend and the police officer despite his personal code to never help the police unless he must. Following two leads into dead ends (one including a short chase, in which Amir and Ealaria retreat in the taxi, helping each other), the third proves to be a goldmine: Not only did they find Fara's hair ribbon, but also a clue as to where she might be.

Of course, the safe house, which the two men stumble across, is held by a number of Rikosa-goons, the two men fighting their way through them with their fists and an umbrella, before they stumble into the room, where Fara is held - at gunpoint by Eaha. Amir and Ealaria ask the man to let the young woman go, but Eaha is unwilling to agree to an exchange. He instead proposes, that he takes Fara with him to the airport, where a plane out waits for him, and once he has arrived at his destination, he will let her go.

Both men disagree vehemently, startled by the two of them agreeing on something. This moment of bonding is interrupted by a few of Eaha's goons reentering the fray, their faces bloody, but themselves quite angry. Eaha swimgs his gun around.

Fara uses the moment to kick Eaha in the shin, a shot hits one of the goons in the shoulder, and a general free for all breaks out, with Fara holding her own against Eaha and overcoming him. The two men keep her back free, as well as each other's, until another shot rings out. The police has arrived at the commotion, and they do not look too pleased.

Eaha, on the ground and with a bloody nose, is arrested, his goon with the bullet in the shoulder is taken to the hospital, the remainder of the goons is arrested as well. Ealaria and Amir are happy to see Fara safe and sound, if a bit tired, and Ealaria tells her to go ahead and wait in the taxi, he has something to talk about with Amir.

Both men look at each other...

*So... you can throw quite a punch.*
*Yes. You know, that I love your daughter and...*
*...and I am getting used to the fact. On Tuesday, seven o'clock. Dinner. Don't be late.*
The end scene shows Amir sitting in his taxi, driving someone around and telling him, that he'll soon marry Fara. The person wishes him all the best and many healthy children with a wide smile.

## Cast and Crew

* Karim Dawral as Amir, the taxi driver.
* Okan Fahnnan as Police-Lieutenant Elian Ealaria.
* Amina Qaebukin as his daughter, Fara Ealaria.
* Ingvi Pelataja as Keke Eaha, the enforcer of the Rikosa Crime Syndicate.

Captain Nesrin Elba, of the Utica Metropolitan Police Special Forces, was technical advisor during the movie. She has a cameo as well, as a police officer in the back of several shots.