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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Metacritic76/100
123 audience votes
Key crew
- Trần Anh HùngDirector
- Trần Anh HùngWriter
- Tôn-Thât TiêtOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Le Van LocCyclo
- Tony Leung Chiu-waiPoet
- Như QuỳnhMadam
- Hoàng PhúcTooth
- Ngo Quang HaiKnife
- Tuyết NgânHappy Woman
- Doan Viet HaSad Woman
- Bjuhoang HuyCrazy Son
- Vo Vinh PhucCyclo's Friend
- Le Kinh HuyGrandfather
- Trần Nữ Yên KhêSister
- Lê Tuấn AnhHandcuffed Man
Stills
Themes
saigonbicycleslaughterhousepovertydrugscriminal underworldstolen bicycleforced prostitutionwater gunpig slaughterbicycle taxigay theme