Movies
Cyclo
| Rating: | No Rating |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Release Date: | August 1, 1996 |
| Running time: | 129 minutes |
| Cast: | Le Van Loc, Nhu Quynh Nguyen, Tran Nu Yên-Khê, Ngo Vu Quang Hal, Tony Leung Chiu Wai |
| Director: | Anh Hung Tran |
| Producer: | Christophe Rossignon |
| Writer: | Anh Hung Tran, Trung Binh Nguyen |
| Distributor: | Cinépix Film Properties Inc. |
Description: 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
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