Cyclo
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.
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Cast
28 people
Le Van Loc
Cyclo
No other roles listed
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Poet
Known for
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
In the Mood for Love
Như Quỳnh
Madam
Known for
The Vertical Ray of the Sun
The Third Wife
Hoàng Phúc
Tooth
Known for
578: Magnum
Ngo Quang Hai
Knife
Known for
The Quiet American
The Vertical Ray of the Sun
Quynh Nhu
Madam
Tuyết Ngân
Happy Woman
Also in
Birds Return
Obsession
Doan Viet Ha
Sad Woman
Known for
The Vertical Ray of the Sun
Tuân Anh Lê
Handcuff Man
Bjuhoang Huy
Crazy Son
No other roles listed
Le Cong Tuan Anh
Drunken Dancer
Vo Vinh Phuc
Cyclo's Friend
No other roles listed
Trần Anh Hùng Director · Tôn-Thât Tiêt Composer Benoît Delhomme Cinematographer
United States release August 2, 1996 · Produced in France, Hong Kong SAR China, Vietnam · Production La Sept Cinéma, Lumière
Production
Les Productions Lazennec
Production
La Sept Cinéma
Production
Lumière
Production
Salon Films
Production
Giai Phong Film Studio
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Production
Cofimage 5
Production
Cofimage 6
Production
Société Française de Production (SFP)
Production
France · Hong Kong SAR China · Vietnam
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Xích lô
Original language
Vietnamese
Spoken on screen
Vietnamese
Release dates
Italy · September 1, 1995
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
France · September 27, 1995
Theatrical
United States · August 2, 1996
Theatrical
United States · February 3, 2004
Physical · DVD
Canada
September 15, 1995 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Germany
November 9, 1995 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
December 6, 2000 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
April 18, 1996 · Theatrical
September 12, 2009 · TV · Nederland 2
South Korea
April 20, 1996 · Theatrical
Spain
November 16, 1995 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 5, 1996 · Limited theatrical · Göteborg Film Festival
Switzerland
January 6, 1996 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 22, 1996 · Theatrical
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