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Xich lo
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Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   2,044 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Anh Hung Tran (writer)
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Release Date:
2 August 1996 (USA) more
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Tagline:
From the director of the Academy Award Nominated film "The Scent of Green Papaya" comes a shocking new vision of beauty, passion and power.
Plot:
A young man who struggles through life by earning some money with his bicycle-taxi in Saigon (Ho-Chi-Min-City) gets contact to a group of criminals... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins more
User Comments:
Amazing artistry! more (26 total)

Cast

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Le Van Loc ... Cyclo

Tony Leung Chiu Wai ... Poet
Tran Nu Yên-Khê ... Sister
Nhu Quynh Nguyen ... Madam
Hoang Phuc Nguyen ... Tooth
Ngo Vu Quang Hal ... Knife
Tuyet Ngan Nguyen ... Happy Woman
Doan Viet Ha ... Sad Woman
Bjuhoang Huy ... Crazy Son
Vo Vinh Phuc ... Cyclo's Friend
Le Kinh Huy ... Grandfather
Pham Ngoc Lieu ... Little Sister
Le Tuan Anh ... Handcuff Man
Le Cong Tuan Anh ... Drunken Dancer
Van Day Nguyen ... Lullaby Man
Bui Thi Mingh Duc ... Poet's Mother
Trinh Thinh ... Foot Fetishist
Din Tho Nguyen ... Poet's Father
Viet Thang Nguyen ... Cocaine Policeman
Thanh Lam ... Singer
Gia Khoan ... Government Official
Huang Kiem ... Man at TAK-47
Mao Can ... Urine Fetishist
Chu Hung ... Money Thief
Manh Cuong Tran ... Cabaret Man
Quoc Hung Tran ... Gorilla
Truong Thanh Nghi ... Victim of the Lullaby
Pham Hai Truong ... Nguyen Thi Hoa
Loc Tran ... Fireman
Minh Tuan Tran ... Old Man
Van Dung Nguyen ... Petrol Seller
Pham Duy Huong ... Old Man
Le Thai Ngoc Hoan ... Child of the Fountain
Ba Phan Chalatoan ... Napping Client
Dang Minh Chau ... Friend of the Cyclo
Van Loi Tran ... Friend of the Cyclo
Le Anh Son ... Friend of the Cyclo
Phan Van Nhun ... Pox Sufferer
Dang Van Duc ... Pox Sufferer
Nhat Yu Tran ... Pox Sufferer
Huu Chau Nguyen ... Pox Sufferer
Thai Ong Lai ... Pox Sufferer
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Directed by
Anh Hung Tran 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Anh Hung Tran  writer

Produced by
Adeline Lecallier .... associate producer
Alain Rocca .... associate producer
Christophe Rossignon .... producer
 
Original Music by
Tiêt Tôn-Thât 
 
Cinematography by
Benoît Delhomme 
Laurence Trémolet 
 
Film Editing by
Nicole Dedieu 
Claude Ronzeau 
 
Production Design by
Benoît Barouh 
 
Set Decoration by
Frédéric Vialle 
 
Costume Design by
Henriette Raz 
 
Makeup Department
Laurent Blanchard .... hair stylist
Valérie Tranier .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nicolas Cambois .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Jean-Michel Simonet .... assistant art director
Tran Nu Yên-Khê .... set designer
 
Sound Department
Marie-France Ghilbert .... sound
Dominique Vieillard .... co-sound mixer
François Waledisch .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Xavier Tauveron .... assistant camera
 
Editorial Department
Laurence Guzzo .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Daniel Zalay .... music recording: Artistic director
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Cyclo (France)
A riksás fiú (Hungary) [hu]
Bisikletçi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Cyclo (Spain) [es]
Entre a Inocência E o Crime (Brazil) [pt]
O Ciclista (Brazil) [pt]
Riksakuski (Finland) [fi]
Riksha (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Rykszarz (Poland) [pl]
To agori me tin amaxa (Greece) [el]
Triciclo (Colombia) [es]
Tricikli (Hungary) [hu]
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Runtime:
USA:123 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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"Visa d'exploitation" in France: #83320 more
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Referenced in Film Geek (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Creep more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Amazing artistry!, 27 December 2001
8/10
Author: George Parker from Orange County, CA USA

"Cyclo" tells of an impoverished Saigon family whose son (Cyclo) turns to crime and whose daughter turns to prostitution as a matter of economic survival. A magnificent accomplishment in cinematography, there's little new to be found in the film's somewhat muddled story which is told almost exclusively with the camera as Oscar winning director Anh Hung Tran demonstrates mastery over the lens in delivering this tapestry of pictures which captures the beauty and blight of a bustling Vietnamese city. Not for everyone, "Cyclo" will play best with those who appreciate true artistry in film.

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