Movie Description

Xích lô

(1996)

Overview

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.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleXích lô

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1996-03-22

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 02h 03m

Production CompaniesCofimage 5,Les Productions Lazennec,SFP,Lumière,La Sept Cinéma,Cofimage 6,Giai Phong Film Studio,CNC,Canal+,Salon Films

Genres

  • Drama
  • Crime