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- 2004
- Unrated
- Facets Multimedia Distribution
- 1 h 33 m
- 2004
- Unrated
- Facets Multimedia Distribution
- 1 h 33 m
Summary Set amidst the stunning mountain terrain of China's remote Hunan province, this poignant drama concerns an aging postman who is unable to maintain his grueling route. He decides to hand the job off to his son, but with this passing of the torch comes deep emotions.
Directed By: Jianqi Huo
Written By: Wu Si
- 2004
- Unrated
- Facets Multimedia Distribution
- 1 h 33 m
- 2004
- Unrated
- Facets Multimedia Distribution
- 1 h 33 m
Postmen in the Mountains
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Summary Set amidst the stunning mountain terrain of China's remote Hunan province, this poignant drama concerns an aging postman who is unable to maintain his grueling route. He decides to hand the job off to his son, but with this passing of the torch comes deep emotions.
Directed By: Jianqi Huo
Written By: Wu Si
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Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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69% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
62
69% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
31% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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It's a love letter to the myriad ways, large and small, that mail handlers change lives the world over.
The movie consists of the journey, the conversations, the scenery, the little human stories. No big drama. No emergencies. Just carrying the mail, which over the years has supplied the threads to bind together all of these lives.
Quite moving thanks to its gorgeous cinematography and a story that manages to be emotionally resonate despite its familiarity.
Slow and stately.
It's a simple tale of father-and-son bonding that director Huo Jianqi injects with a quiet power, and it benefits greatly from the gorgeous lushness of its backdrop.
The movie's studied tranquillity will appeal to some, though its embrace of traditional village life struck me as self-satisfied to the point of smugness.
The notion that every generation is fundamentally the same gets hammered home so relentlessly that it becomes suffocating, despite all the fresh air.
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Production Company
Xiaoxiang Film Group
Release Date Oct 22, 2004
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating Unrated
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Awards
Golden Rooster Awards
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
Montréal World Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
International Film Festival of India
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
