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Man Push Cart (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 16 Fresh: 13  Rotten:3 Average Rating: 6.3/10
 
Consensus: This compassionate portrait of a New York City street vendor is as beautiful as it is melancholy.
 

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Runtime: 87 mins

Theatrical Release: Sep 8, 2006 Limited

Synopsis: It's 3:00 a.m. in Manhattan, the hour of rumbling garbage trucks, glaring headlights, and the bluish florescent glow of the all-night delis. Trudging alongside the honking traffic, Ahmad drags a coffee and bagel cart to a busy midtown corner. Hours later, he is swiftly and efficiently... It's 3:00 a.m. in Manhattan, the hour of rumbling garbage trucks, glaring headlights, and the bluish florescent glow of the all-night delis. Trudging alongside the honking traffic, Ahmad drags a coffee and bagel cart to a busy midtown corner. Hours later, he is swiftly and efficiently selling steaming cups of "coffee regular" to rushing New Yorkers. In the afternoons, he battles traffic to return the cart to a warehouse, occasionally peddling bootleg DVDs for extra cash along the way. A solitary, quiet loner, Ahmad strikes up slightly awkward friendships with Noemi, a young Spanish woman who works at a newsstand, and wealthy, jovial Mohammad, who is shocked when he realizes Ahmad was a famous singer in Pakistan. Through Ahmad's relationships with both his new friends, and his estranged family, we come to understand that he is haunted by a tragedy in his past. A beautifully crafted character study that captures the textures of a very specific New York experience, Ramin Bahrani's Man Push Cart is a subtle, insightful portrait of a man struggling with issues of identity, self-worth, and the harsh realities of finding a place to belong in a vast, often-unfriendly American metropolis. -- © Sundance Film Festival [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Leticia Dolera, Charles Daniel Sandoval, Ahmad Razvi, Ali Reza

Director: Ramin Bahrani

DVD Info

Release:

Oct 9, 2007

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital - English, Urdo
  • Subtitles - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - Ramin Bahrani - Director; Michael Simmonds - Cinematographer; Nicholas Elliot - Assistant Director; Ahmad Razvi - Actor
  • Bonus Short - Short Films by The Director - BAD RECEPTION with Lisa Bonet and DOGS
  • Trailer - Original Theatrical Trailer

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Harlequin68 07/22/08
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In "Man Push Cart," Ahmad(Ahmad Razvi) spends the pre-dawn hours dragging his push cart through the cavernous avenues... More
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sprawl 07/17/08
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stcardinal 07/12/08
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FWOMP 05/21/08
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I can now say that I have officially watched the most boring and depressing film ever imaginable. And it’s name is MAN... More
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gjhead 03/19/08
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carlina 12/14/07
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saqibnazir 12/14/07
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The theme of the film is based on Camus's "Myth of the Sisyphus". The real world equivalent of the Greek tragedy's hero in... More
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cinemaphilecirca1982 12/07/07
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artuditu 01/25/07
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virharding 10/22/06
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Every day at about 3 AM, Ahmad retrieves his pushcart from the storage garage and drags it many blocks through the... More
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abstractangel 10/12/06
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WHY CRITICS LIKE THESE SAD, DEPRESSING TALES IS BEYOND ME. THIS MOVIE JUST GIVES YOU ONE BAD SAD THING AFTER ANOTHER. I... More
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moses the dog 04/27/06
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New York City is a good standin for hell in this reworking of the Sisyphus fable, only this time, instead of a boulder, the... More
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