Cyclo Movie Review 1995

An orphaned 18-year-old (Van Loc), known only by by his profession of cyclo (pedal-taxi) driver, struggles on the streets of Ho Chi Minh City. When his vehicle is stolen, he's forced by his boss to repay its value and takes small-time jobs from local crime boss, The Poet (Leung), who, unbeknownst to the cyclo, is also his sister's (Yen-Khe) pimp. The deeper the young man gets into the criminal world, the closer he also gets to tragedy. Vietnamese with subtitles.

Distribution

New Yorker Video, 16 W. 61st St., 11th Fl., New York, NY 10023, Phone: (212)645-4600, Toll-free: 800-447-0196, Fax: (212)645-3030, Email: info@newyorkerfilms.com, URL: http://www.newyorkerfilms.com

Available on VHS
Running time 123 minutes.
Originally from Vietnamese.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Brothers & Sisters, Oldest Profession

Screenplay

Tran Anh Hung

Cast

Le Van Loc, Tran Nu Yen-Khe, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Nguyen Nhu Quynh

Cinematography

Benoit Delhomme

Director

Tran Anh Hung

Music

Ton That Tiet

Producer

Christophe Rossignon, Lumiere, CFP International