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Cyclo (1995)
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A "cyclo" is a bicycle-drawn taxi similar to a rickshaw, and, in this story, the nickname of an 18-year-old boy trying to scrape together a living in the desperate poverty of Ho Chi Mihn City. Cyclo lives with his grandfather (Le Kinh Huy) and two sisters (Tran Nu Yen-Khe and Pham Ngoc Lieu), and drives his taxi for a bitter woman (Nhu Quynh Nguyen) who devotes most of her time to her mentally unstable son (Bjuhoang Huy). When the pedal-cab is stolen, Cyclo is forced into a life of crime to repay the debt and falls in with a group of petty thugs led by a self-styled poet (Tony Leung Chiu Wai). What Cyclo doesn't know at first is that the poet is also a pimp, and he's been using his romantic wiles to lure Cyclo's older sister into a career as a prostitute. Cyclo was directed by Tran Anh Hung, whose breakthrough film was the acclaimed drama
The Scent of Green Papaya
. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Cast
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
Poet
Tran Nu Yên-Khê
Le Van Loc
Production Crew
Adeline Lecallier
Art Director
Benoit Barouh
Art Director
Daniel Zalay
Art Director
Adeline Lecallier
Associate Producer
Alain Rocca
Associate Producer
Benoit Delhomme
Cinematographer
Tran Anh Hung
Director
Nicole Dedieu
Editor
Christophe Rossignon
Producer
Tran Anh Hung
Screenwriter
Francois Waledisch
Sound/Sound Designer
Marie-France Ghilbert
Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1995
Runtime: 129
Country: France
MPAA Rating: NR
Category: Feature
Genre
Drama
Produced by
Productions Lazennec
Awards
1995 - Golden Lion - Venice International Film Festival
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