Synopsis
Ban, who has left behind his life in the fields to come to work in the city, is left exhausted by his first day as a cyclo driver in Hanoi. A man offers him a large wad of money for a ride through the city, whose streets night has transformed into a labyrinth.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Audience(s) - Collection Lazennec Tout Court
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producer : Laurence Farenc
- Screenwriter : Bùi Thac Chuyen
- Director of Photography : Thai Dung Ly
- Music Composer : Hong Quan Do
- Editors : Viet Nga Phung, Anne Klotz
- Sound Recordist : Arnaud Trochu
- Production Designer : Dan Nam Nguyen
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Production language : Vietnamese
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France)
- Production year : 2001
- Runtime : 19 min
- Visa number : 99.844
- Visa issue date : 04/01/2001
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)