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Cyclo
Original Title
Xich lo- Director: Anh Hung Tran
- Writer: Anh Hung Tran
- Producer: Adeline Lecallier; Alain Rocca
CGiii Comment
An exercise in...the less said, the more implied.
An overly long, observational piece that would have been far more effective if a few prudent cuts were implemented...
The narrative is diluted by irrelevance which makes it rather hard to follow at times. Stick with it.
There is a subtext running throughout that is as subtle as it is sinister.
Cruelty, violence, perversity and gentility are all dished out in equal measures...but, underpinning all this, there is a dignity within the futility and poverty
Despite its length, there is an exceptional talent at work - with no weak performances - Cyclo will leave you bewildered and compromised.
Exceptional, complex, disturbing, difficult.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
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.
Cast & Characters
Le Van Loc as Cyclo;
Tony Leung Chiu Wai as Poet;
Tran Nu Yên-Khê as Sister;
Nhu Quynh Nguyen as Madam;
Hoang Phuc Nguyen as Tooth;
Ngo Vu Quang Hal as Knife;
Tuyet Ngan Nguyen as Happy Woman;
Doan Viet Ha as Sad Woman;
Bjuhoang Huy as Crazy Son;
Vo Vinh Phuc as Cyclo's Friend;
Le Kinh Huy as Grandfather;
Pham Ngoc Lieu as Little Sister;
Le Tuan Anh as Handcuff Man;
Le Cong Tuan Anh as Drunken Dancer;
Van Day Nguyen as Lullaby Man