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Cyclo

1995-09-27 · 123 min · ★ 6.9

Drama · Crime

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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Production details

Directors
Trần Anh Hùng
Production companies
Les Productions Lazennec, La Sept Cinéma, Lumière, Salon Films, Giai Phong Film Studio
Countries
France, Hong Kong, Vietnam
Status
Released

Top Cast

Le Van LocCyclo
Tony Leung Chiu-waiTony Leung Chiu-waiPoet
Như QuỳnhNhư QuỳnhMadam
Hoàng PhúcHoàng PhúcTooth
Ngo Quang HaiNgo Quang HaiKnife
Tuyết NgânHappy Woman
Doan Viet HaSad Woman
Bjuhoang HuyCrazy Son
Vo Vinh PhucCyclo's Friend
Le Kinh HuyGrandfather
Trần Nữ Yên KhêTrần Nữ Yên KhêSister
Lê Tuấn AnhLê Tuấn AnhHandcuffed Man
Lê Công Tuấn AnhLê Công Tuấn AnhThe Drunken Dancer
Thinh TrinhThinh TrinhFoot Fetishist
Nguyễn Đình ThơPoet's Father
Việt ThắngViệt ThắngCocaine Policeman
Nguyễn Văn ĐâyLullaby Man
Thanh LamThanh LamSinger
Mạc CanMạc CanUrine Fetishist
Chu HùngChu HùngMoney Thief

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