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Cyclo

Cyclo

19957.02h 3m

Overview

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.

Directed by Trần Anh Hùng
Written by Trần Anh Hùng
Produced by Christophe Rossignon
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Top Cast

L

Le Van Loc

Cyclo

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Poet

Như Quỳnh

Như Quỳnh

Madam

Hoàng Phúc

Hoàng Phúc

Tooth

Ngo Quang Hai

Ngo Quang Hai

Knife

Tuyết Ngân

Tuyết Ngân

Happy Woman

D

Doan Viet Ha

Sad Woman

B

Bjuhoang Huy

Crazy Son

V

Vo Vinh Phuc

Cyclo's Friend

L

Le Kinh Huy

Grandfather

Themes & Keywords

saigonbicycleslaughterhousepovertydrugscriminal underworldstolen bicycleforced prostitutionwater gunpig slaughterbicycle taxigay themeho chi minh

About Cyclo

Cyclo is a drama, crime film released in 1995 exploring themes of saigon, bicycle, slaughterhouse, poverty, drugs, criminal underworld. Directed by Trần Anh Hùng, it stars Le Van Loc, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Như Quỳnh. 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.

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