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Cyclo

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Cyclo is a 1995 Vietnamese and French drama directed by Tran Anh Hung, starring Le Van Loc, Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Tran Nu Yen-khe. It follows an eighteen year old cyclo driver in Ho Chi Minh City who is drawn into a criminal gang after his bicycle taxi, his only livelihood since his father's death, is stolen, while his older sister becomes involved with the gang's leader, known as the Poet. The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Vietnamese 1
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1995 1
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  • Cyclo, Description, original language
    Cyclo is a 1995 Vietnamese and French drama directed by Tran Anh Hung, starring Le Van Loc, Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Tran Nu Yen-khe.
  • Article lead sentence
    Cyclo (Vietnamese: Xích Lô [sɨt̚˦˥ lo˧˧]) is a 1995 film by Tran Anh Hung.
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