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Cyclo

Cyclo

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Summary

Crime drama. A young man works as a cyclo, operating a pedal taxi in Ho Chi Minh City. When his taxi-bike is stolen, he soon finds himself working as a criminal in order to clear his debt.

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Review

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

David Parkinson

A total contrast to the elegiac Scent of Green Papaya, this is a quite stunning achievement from Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung. Tackling such complex themes as paternity, mother-child affinity and spiritual twinship, it is also an uncompromising portrait of life on the streets of Ho Chi Minh City. Le Van Loc is sensational as the teenage pedicab driver who falls in with gangster Tony Leung when his bike is stolen. The camerawork is exceptional, with long, energetic takes standing alongside slow, poetic images such as Le's face emerging from a fish tank. Brave, bold, determined and disturbing film-making of the highest order.

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7.1/10

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Cast

rolenameThe cycloLe Van Loc The poetTony Leung (2)The sisterTran Nu Yen-Khe The madamNguyen Nhu Quynh ToothNguyen Hoang Phuc KnifeNgo Vu Quang Hai The happy womanNguyen Tuyet Ngan The sad womanDoan Viet Ha The crazy sonBjuhoang Huy The little sisterPham Ngoc Lieu The handcuff manLe Tuan Anh The drunken dancerLe Cong Tuan Anh

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rolenameDirectorTran Anh Hung

Details

Theatrical distributor

Entertainment Film Dists Ltd

Released on

1996-03-22

Languages

Vietnamese

Guidance

Contains violence, swearing, sex scenes and nudity.

Available on

video

Formats

Colour

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