Man Push Cart

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Man Push Cart

Directed by	Ramin Bahrani
Produced by	Ramin Bahrani
Written by	Ramin Bahrani
Starring	Ahmad Razvi Leticia Dolera Charles Daniel Sandoval
Distributed by	Koch-Lorber Films (North America)
Release date(s)	October 16 2006
Running time	87 min.
Country	USA
Language	English
All Movie Guide profile
IMDb profile

Man Push Cart is a 2005 film by Ramin Bahrani.

[edit] 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 the worker found on every street corner in every city. He is a man who wonders if he will ever escape his fate.

The actor who portrays Ahmad, was once a street cart vendor himself. The story is partially based on Alburt Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus.

[edit] Awards

The film had its world premiere at the 2005 Venice Film Festival The film entered the "official selection" of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and won the Fipresci Critic's Award at the London Film Festival. Nominated for 3 Independent Spirit Awards