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XICH LO (1995) / CYCLO (1995)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112767/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000DIJP0/
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCompare2/cyclo.htm
http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/cyclo.php

DVD Studio: New Yorker Video
DVD Release Date: February 3, 2004 (out of print)

Director: Anh Hung Tran

Description
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In the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, a young cyclo (pedicab driver) transports anonymous passengers through the teeming streets, trying to eke out a meager living for his two sisters and elderly grandfather. When his bicycle is stolen by a local gang, he descends into the gruesome underbelly of this corrupt and violent city. Seduced by easy money, the Cyclo is swept deeper into the crime ring lead by the quietly charismatic Poet (Tony Leung of CHUNGKING EXPRESS and BULLET IN THE HEAD).

Director Tran Anh Hung, whose brilliant debut THE SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA established him as a master visualist, fuses the neorealist style of THE BICYCLE THIEF with the kinetic energy of TAXI DRIVER in this gritty tale of innocence lost in the urban jungle of Vietnam. 

Format: NTSC
DVD Size: 7.01 GB -- Exact Untouched Copy
Runtime (main feature): 129 minutes
Type: Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 | Anamorphic
Sound (main feature): Vietnamese DD2.0
Subtitles: optional English

Disc Features
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# Theatrical trailer.

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