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.
Happy Woman
The original title is "Xích lô" (VI).
The runtime is 123 minutes (2h 3m).
It was a co-production between: France, Hong Kong, Vietnam.
The film was directed by Trần Anh Hùng.
The screenplay was written by Trần Anh Hùng.
The score was composed by Tôn-Thât Tiêt.
Cinematography was handled by Benoît Delhomme.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0112767.
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Good
118 votes
Xích lô
Released
R
Tiếng Việt
France, Hong Kong, Vietnam
