Cyclo

1995 film by Tran Anh Hung

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7.0

Follows a young cyclo driver on his poverty-driven descent into criminality in modern-day Ho Chi Minh City. The boy's struggles to scratch out a living for his two sisters and grandfather in the mean streets of the city lead to petty crime on behalf of a mysterious Madame from whom he rents his cyclo.

Released: 1995-09-27123 minDir: Trần Anh HùngDrama, Crime

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Cast

Le Van Loc as Cyclo
Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Poet
Như Quỳnh as Madam
Hoàng Phúc as Tooth
Ngo Quang Hai as Knife
Tuyết Ngân as Happy Woman

Themes

saigon
bicycle
slaughterhouse
poverty
drugs
criminal underworld
stolen bicycle
forced prostitution
water gun
pig slaughter

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Ratings

IMDb

7.1/10

5,649 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

82%

Metacritic

76/100

Year: 1995
Runtime: 123 min
Genres: Crime, Drama
Awards: 4 wins & 1 nomination

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Award: Golden Lion
Genre: drama film
Country of origin: Vietnam
Original language: Vietnamese
Director: Trần Anh Hùng
Screenwriter: Trần Anh Hùng
Composer: Tôn-Thất Tiết
Cinematographer: Benoît Delhomme
Narrative location: Vietnam
Duration: 123
FilmAffinity ID: 411327
Distribution format: video on demand

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publication date: 1995-09-27
title: Xích lô
distributed by: Netflix
review score: 82%

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