Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Original language
Vietnamese
Awards
Golden Lion
Setting
Vietnam
Québec / French
Québec classification
16 years and over
Content indications
Violence
Classification date
January 23, 1997
Versions
French version
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 1996 generic
- New York Film Festival 1995 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 1995 generic
- Venice Film Festival 1995 generic
Soundtracks
| CD | Cyclo - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Tôn-Thất Tiết (1995) | 1 release, 1995: Milan |
Versions & editions
| English version | Québec |
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
