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Writer:
Anh Hung Tran (writer)
Release Date:
2 August 1996 (USA)
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From the director of the Academy Award Nominated film "The Scent of Green Papaya" comes a shocking new vision of beauty, passion and power.
Plot:
A young man who struggles through life by earning some money with his bicycle-taxi in Saigon (Ho-Chi-Min-City) gets contact to a group of criminals...
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4 wins
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Disturbing, chilling, sad.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Le Van Loc | ... | Cyclo |
 | Tony Leung Chiu Wai | ... | Poet |
| Tran Nu Yên-Khê | ... | Sister |
| Nhu Quynh Nguyen | ... | Madam |
| Hoang Phuc Nguyen | ... | Tooth |
| Ngo Vu Quang Hal | ... | Knife |
| Tuyet Ngan Nguyen | ... | Happy Woman |
| Doan Viet Ha | ... | Sad Woman |
| Bjuhoang Huy | ... | Crazy Son |
| Vo Vinh Phuc | ... | Cyclo's Friend |
| Le Kinh Huy | ... | Grandfather |
| Pham Ngoc Lieu | ... | Little Sister |
| Le Tuan Anh | ... | Handcuff Man |
| Le Cong Tuan Anh | ... | Drunken Dancer |
| Van Day Nguyen | ... | Lullaby Man |
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Cyclo (France)
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USA:123 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Malaysia:U |
Australia:R |
France:-12 |
Germany:16 |
New Zealand:R18 |
Norway:15 |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
Vietnam:(Banned)
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"Visa d'exploitation" in France: #83320
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Creep
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Xich lo is a highly disturbing movie which manages to combine aspects of many cinematic traditions to make something new. It seems that the director held European cinematic and directorial traditions very high, and that is plainly visible in this movies. But the use of colours that somehow seem to move the soul can only be asian.
The humdrum of the city does not let up. The movie depicts a vicious cycle of abuse, extortion and violence. Le cyclo's attempt to get justice after his cyclo has been stolen is futile at first. Angry, he seeks help from le poete. This leads him into a spiral of violence, drugs and insanity. The fact that the actors do not have names, simply lables, such as "le cyclo," "le poete", and "le grand-pere," seem to reinforce the futileness of life in such conditions.
There is a strong undercurrent of frustration in this movie. Le poete, pimping out his girlfriend to fetishists whose pleasure does not come from the sexual act. He wants to keep her virtue for himself, but of course, this is folly. And even sadder is the le grand-pere, who is old, and sick, and yet, has to perform back breaking work to get by in life. Given a chance to earn some money, he rejects it, sticking by his principles. But ultimately, this does not get him anywhere.
So what is one to do? Being honest doesn't help you get anywhere. Neither does being a gangster. Or a madame. In the end, this is the question that remains unanswered...or to which there is no answer.