Ciclo

Xich lo, VN-FR-HK 1995 colour 123 min.
dir:  Trần Anh Hùng
pro: Christophe Rossignon, Canal+, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), Cofimage 5, Cofimage 6, Giai Phong Film Studio, La Sept Cinéma, Les Productions Lazennec, Lumière, Salon Films, Société Française de Production (SFP)
sc: Tran Anh Hung
ph:   Benoît Delhomme, Laurence Trémolet
mus: Tiêt Tôn-Thât
ed:  Nicole Dedieu, Claude Ronzeau
cast: Le Van Loc, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Tran Nu Yên-Khê, Nhu Quynh Nguyen, Hoang Phuc Nguyen, Ngo Vu Quang Hal
dis: Kino Świat

 

Film tells the story of a young cyclo driver who is forced into working for a gang after his cycle is stolen. Soon, his sister also comes under the influence of the gang and becomes a prostitute. A lieutenant in the gang, with demons of his own, wrestles with growing feelings for the sister even as he continues to prostitute her out to other men. The brother and sister sink to depths they had never imagined and must claw their way back out again.

 

Venice FF 1995 – FIPRESCI Prize, Golden Lion