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Cyclo (1996)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Trần Anh Hùng
  • Profile picture of Tony Leung
    Poet Tony Leung
  • Profile picture of Nhu Quynh
    Madam Nhu Quynh
  • Profile picture of Tran Nu Yen Khe
    Sister Tran Nu Yen Khe
  • Profile picture of Thinh Trinh
    Foot Fetishist Thinh Trinh
  • Profile picture of Chu Hung
    Money Thief Chu Hung
  • Profile picture of Mạnh Cường
    Cabaret Man Mạnh Cường

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Keywords

  • saigon
  • bicycle
  • slaughterhouse
  • poverty
  • drugs
  • criminal underworld
  • stolen bicycle
  • forced prostitution
  • water gun
  • pig slaughter
  • bicycle taxi
  • gay theme
  • ho chi minh