Xích Lô

Aug 2 1996 N/A 2h 3m

Crime, Drama

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.

Plot

A young man who struggles through life by earning some money with his bicycle-taxi in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh city) gets contact to a group of criminals. They introduce him to the mafia-world of drugs and crime.

Written by

Anh Hung Tran

Directed by

Anh Hung Tran

Cast

Le Van Loc, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Nu Yên-Khê Tran

Crew

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Production Countries

Vietnam, France, Hong Kong

Production Companies

Cofimage 5, Canal+, CNC, Giai Phong Film Studio, Cofimage 6, Salon Films, SFP, Les Productions Lazennec, Lumière, La Sept Cinéma

Languages

Awards

4 wins & 1 nomination

Trailers

Cyclo Trailer (1995)

Scores

# of Votes

5,906

Average Rating

7.1 out of 10

Metascore

Popularity

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