Cyclo is a 1995 film by Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung . It stars Le Van Loc, Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Trần Nữ Yên Khê. The film was awarded the Golden Lion at the 52nd Venice International Film Festival. A young cyclo rickshaw driver pedals his cyclo through the crowded road of Saigon in search for his next passenger. He inherited the cyclo from his late father, who died in a road accident while a truck hit him when he was driving the cyclo. His father did not want his son to take up his profession and desired him to live a better life than a cyclo driver. The... cyclo driver's grandfather repairs tires despite his failing health, his younger sister shines shoes beside a restaurant along with other poor children and his older sister delivers water to local grocery stores. Their poor but peaceful lives are jeopardized when the cyclo is stolen by a gang. The cyclo driver is beaten when he frantically chases after them. He pays a visit to his employer , a middle-aged woman, who dotes her mentally retarded adult son.
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| Release date: | 1995 |
| Directed by: | Tran Anh Hung |
| Runtime: | 123 Minutes |
| Music by: | Tôn-Thât Tiêt |
| Cinematography: | Benoît Delhomme |