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- 2006
- Not Rated
- Films Philos
- 1 h 27 m
- 2006
- Not Rated
- Films Philos
- 1 h 27 m
Summary Man Push Cart tells the story of Ahmad (Razvi) a former Pakistani rock singer who ekes out a living selling coffee and donuts to morning commuters from his push cart in Midtown Manhattan. (Noruz Films)
Directed By: Ramin Bahrani
Written By: Ramin Bahrani
- 2006
- Not Rated
- Films Philos
- 1 h 27 m
- 2006
- Not Rated
- Films Philos
- 1 h 27 m
Man Push Cart
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7.4
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Summary Man Push Cart tells the story of Ahmad (Razvi) a former Pakistani rock singer who ekes out a living selling coffee and donuts to morning commuters from his push cart in Midtown Manhattan. (Noruz Films)
Directed By: Ramin Bahrani
Written By: Ramin Bahrani
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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79% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
71
79% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
21% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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Bahrani, as director, not only stays out of the way of the simplicity of his story, but relies on it; less is more, and with restraint he finds a grimy eloquence.
Filmed in less than three weeks, Man Push Cart is an exemplary work of independent filmmaking carried out on a shoestring. Mr. Razvi’s convincing performance is a muted portrait of desolation bordering on despair.
A realistic drama about life's uncertainties.
Razvi, once a pushcart vendor himself, is particularly good; he brings a visceral poignancy to a character who comes to represent every desperate soul who ever tried to make it in the land of plenty.
This is somewhat fuzzy as narrative, but it's a potent mood piece, and its portait of urban loneliness has some of the intensity of "Taxi Driver" without the violence.
The makers of Man Push Cart seem so dedicated to making a film that defies Hollywood conventions that the finished product lacks enough entertainment value to justify price of admission.
An example of spare, slice-of-life indie cinema at its most unpretentious, Man Push Cart adeptly and subtly layers facts about the protag's history and character into his story.
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