Italy / Sep 01, 1995 / Venice Film Festival
2h 3min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Bjuhoang Huy | Crazy Son |
| Vo Vinh Phuc | Cyclo's Friend |
| Le Kinh Huy | Grandfather |
| Trần Nữ Yên Khê | Sister |
| Lê Tuấn Anh | Handcuffed Man |
| Lê Công Tuấn Anh | The Drunken Dancer |
| Thinh Trinh | Foot Fetishist |
| Nguyễn Đình Thơ | Poet's Father |
| Việt Thắng | Cocaine Policeman |
| Nguyễn Văn Đây | Lullaby Man |
| Thanh Lam | Singer |
| Mạc Can | Urine Fetishist |
| Chu Hùng | Money Thief |
| Mạnh Cường | Cabaret Man |
| Võ Thế Vỹ | The Book Dancer 2 |
| Ánh Hoa | The Master's Servant |
| Hữu Châu | Pox Sufferer |
Genres
DramaCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Xích lô |
| Original language | Tiếng Việt (VI) |
| Spoken languages | Tiếng Việt |
| Production countries | France, Hong Kong, Vietnam |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Les Productions Lazennec, La Sept Cinéma, Lumière, Salon Films, Giai Phong Film Studio |
| Release date | 27 settembre 1995 |
| Production | Christophe Rossignon, Alain Rocca, Adeline Lecallier |
| Writer | Trần Anh Hùng |
| Editing | Nicole Dedieu, Benoît Delhomme, Claude Ronzeau |
| Cinematography | Benoît Delhomme |
| Assistant directors | Nguyễn Văn Đây, Trần Anh Hùng |
| Camera operators | Benoît Delhomme |
| Additional photography | Benoît Delhomme |
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| Production design | Phạm Nguyên Cẩn, Mã Phi Hải, Trần Nữ Yên Khê, Jean-Michel Simonet |
| Art direction | Jean-Michel Simonet, Phạm Nguyên Cẩn, Mã Phi Hải, Trần Nữ Yên Khê |
| Set decoration | Phạm Nguyên Cẩn, Mã Phi Hải, Trần Nữ Yên Khê, Jean-Michel Simonet |
| Music | Tôn-Thât Tiêt, Thanh Lam |
| Sound | Tôn-Thât Tiêt, Thanh Lam |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 15, 1995 / R / Toronto International Film Festival
Limited release
Sweden / Feb 05, 1996 / 15 / Göteborg Film Festival
Theatrical release
France / Sep 27, 1995 / 12
Germany / Nov 09, 1995 / 16
Spain / Nov 16, 1995 / 18
Switzerland / Jan 06, 1996
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United Kingdom / Mar 22, 1996 / 18
Netherlands / Apr 18, 1996 / 16
South Korea / Apr 20, 1996 / 18
United States / Aug 02, 1996
Physical media
Hong Kong / Dec 06, 2000 / DVD
United States / Feb 03, 2004 / R / DVD
TV
Netherlands / Sep 12, 2009 / 16 / Nederland 2
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