Rent Man Push Cart (2005)
3.4 of 5 from 66 ratings
1h 27min
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- Synopsis:
- Every night while the city sleeps, Ahmad, a Pakistani immigrant, struggles to drag his heavy cart along the streets of New York to his corner in Midtown Manhattan. And every morning, from inside his cart he sells coffee and donuts to a city he cannot call his own. He is a man who wonders if he will ever escape his fate.
- Actors:
- Ahmad Razvi, Leticia Dolera, Charles Daniel Sandoval, Ali Reza, Farooq 'Duke' Muhammad, Panicker Upendran, Arun Lal, Razia Mujahid, Hassan Razvi, Mustafa Razvi, Altaf Houssein, Bill Lewis, Abdelrahma Abdelaziz, Ronak Ricky Patel, Shaana Diya, Bhavna Toor, Adrian Quezada, Atif Muhammad Mirza, Rao Rampilla, Issam Abdelkader
- Directors:
- Ramin Bahrani
- Writers:
- Ramin Bahrani
- Studio:
- Dogwoof
- Genres:
- Drama
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Reviews (2) of Man Push Cart
Flawed but Solid - Man Push Cart review by griggs
Man Push Cart starts off intense—gritty, quiet, and real, so much so that you’d be hard-pressed to tell it apart from a documentary for the first ten minutes. It’s a film that draws clear inspiration from the neo-realist classic Bicycle Thieves, following Ahmad, a Pakistani immigrant hustling in Manhattan, just trying to get by. No big speeches, no over-explaining—just survival. Ahmad Razvi feels completely natural, and the lonely, early-morning city vibes hit hard. But then, it drifts into melodrama, losing the raw simplicity that made it work. It had so much potential to stay subtle but instead goes for predictable tragedy. Still, like Bicycle Thieves, its best moments capture struggle with heartbreaking honesty. Flawed but a solid slice of neo-realism.
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Strangely uninvolving - Man Push Cart review by AER
This portrait of a man trapped by circumstance failed to move me because the lead character seems shell-shocked, or is badly acted. I can appreciate a good character piece but this felt hard to get into. It makes sense that the main character doesn't engage much with his customers, he tries to be alone whilst nursing great pain. However, it never once sprang to life and could have been more compelling if the tow lead male actors had shown a bit more verve. It's well filmed and plotted, however, it relies to heavily on actors that just have no power or presence.
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