French cinema is often filled with comic situations. Even the militants created in this country evoke a smile and laughter. An example of such a movie was the film "Taxi 2". Actors starred in the continuation of a successful film. The second part was no worse than the first. Its premiere took place in 2000. The producer and author of the script was the famous Luke Besson.
The main plot
Actors of the film "Taxi-2" were able to realize the plot, which begins with the fact that Daniel is going to get acquainted with the family of his girlfriend. He only hopes that Lily's father is not a policeman. Fate made fun of Daniel, as his father turned out to be a military general.
The guy Lily helps the general get to the airport as soon as possible. There, an entire delegation meets an important representative of Japan. Commissioner Jeber must ensure the safety of the guest. But he is abducted by the people of Yuki Tsumoto, who is the head of the Yakuza. Daniel and Emilien must save an official from Japan. Moreover, they kidnapped Petra with whom Emilien is in love.
The film, as usual, consists of many chases, fights, accidents. The picture ends with the moment when a column of military vehicles rides along the Champs Elysees, and Daniel’s taxi is among them. Now it’s worth knowing more about the actors and roles of the movie Taxi-2.
Daniel
A character cannot imagine his life without speed. He is constantly improving his taxi. Due to traffic violations, his rights are often taken away from him, but they do not need him. Besides cars, Daniel loves his girlfriend. Most of all in life, he hates cops. It so happened that his best friend was the representative of the law.
Photo actor film "Taxi 2" is found on the Internet quite often. It is known about him that Sami Naseri was born in 1961 in a poor large family of an Algerian refugee. His life was filled with drugs and robberies. As a result of participating in an armed robbery, he was imprisoned for four years. After his release, he began to make his way to the cinema. He changed his name from Said to Sami. His life changed after meeting with Luc Besson. Now Sami has over forty roles.
Lily
The actress of the film "Taxi 2" played the role of beloved Daniel. The girl wants her father to like her choice.
Marion Cotillard was born in 1975 in the house of theater actors. Father became a director. Thanks to this, the family began to live well, and Marion was able to graduate from the Conservatory of Dramatic Art.
Her first work was a cameo in the series "Highlander". At that time, the girl was nineteen years old. Although she acted in films, there was not enough money to live in Paris. Marion made key chains with her own hands, which she handed over to shopkeepers.
The breakthrough happened at twenty-two, when the actress met Luke Besson and starred in Taxi.
Over time, the directors began to notice a serious actress in her. She starred with Olivier Daan, playing Edith Piaf. Marion received many awards for her work, including an Oscar. Now the actress is removed not only in France, but also in Hollywood.
Emilien
A young policeman lives with his mother. He is very unlucky. For a long time Emilienne is in love with Petra, but cannot admit to her that.
The actor of the film "Taxi-2" was born in 1968. His name is Frederick Diefenthal. His filmography is not as big as that of the previous actors. In addition to the project "Taxi", he participated in the paintings:
- "Labyrinths";
- "Prompter";
- "Sex in Greater Paris."
Petra
Petra is considered a good cop. She owns martial arts, is well versed in weapons.
The actress, who played the role of Petra, is a representative of Sweden. Her name is Emma Sjöberg. The actress was born in 1968. In addition to the movie, she worked in the modeling business.
Emma’s fate is worthy of a novel. In her youth, she was diagnosed with blood cancer, but she managed to overcome the disease. Due to the high growth (175 cm), she was not taken to a ballet school, but Emma built a modeling career. Later, she began to star in videos of famous artists, such as George Michael.
"Taxi" was Emma's only serious movie work. There were several more roles, but a career in this industry did not work out. Emma lives in Stockholm, she runs the Lindex company, and develops cosmetics under her own brand.
Actors of the film "Taxi-2" (in 2003, the premiere in Greece) brilliantly performed their roles. For many of them, working with Luke Besson was the start of a career. They were known all over the world.