Cyclo

1995 2h 3m VI

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6.9

SOLID

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82%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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7.1

IMDB

★6.9TMDB · 124🍅82%Rotten Tomatoes●76Metacritic★7.1IMDB · 5,649

DramaCrime

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Le Van Loc
Cyclo
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Poet
Như Quỳnh
Madam
Hoàng Phúc
Tooth
Ngo Quang Hai
Knife
Tuyết Ngân
Happy Woman
Doan Viet Ha
Sad Woman
Bjuhoang Huy
Crazy Son

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Trần Anh Hùng
Writers: Trần Anh Hùng, Phạm Nguyên Cẩn
Languages: Vietnamese
Countries: France, Hong Kong, Vietnam

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, Hong Kong, Vietnam.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Trần Anh Hùng, shot by Benoît Delhomme. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tôn-Thât Tiêt. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Benoît Delhomme shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Le Van Loc and Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Như Quỳnh carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0112767 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Trần Anh Hùng directs. Benoît Delhomme behind the camera. Tôn-Thât Tiêt scores. Benoît Delhomme cuts. Produced in France, Hong Kong, Vietnam. Dialogue in Vietnamese.

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131 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 3 countries: France, Hong Kong, Vietnam.
3Directed by Trần Anh Hùng, shot by Benoît Delhomme. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Tôn-Thât Tiêt. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Benoît Delhomme shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Le Van Loc and Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Như Quỳnh carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0112767 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 13 themes, including "saigon", "bicycle", "slaughterhouse", "poverty".