Cyclo

Vietnam / France 1995, 104 minutes
Dir. Tran Anh Hung
In Vietnamese, Italian with English subtitles
Rating: [R18]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama / Gangsters

Feat. Le Van Loc, Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Tran Nu Yen-Khe

Aroview: Brooding expose of corruption, poverty and violence in contemporary Vietnam follows the ill fortunes of a young taxi-cyclist.

Has potent exotic allure but meditative style is soon abandoned for the arty self-consciousness and unflinching violence handed down wholesale by Asian alumni directors Wong Kar-Wai and Beat Takeshi.

NZ International Film Festival 1996