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Postmen in the Mountains (1999)

Director: Huo Jianqi

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From Time Out New York

A meditative movie that ultimately chokes on its own sweetness, Huo Jianqi's drama follows a reticent postal carrier as he trains his headstrong son to assume his rural route in China in the early 1980s. The older man's constant work-related hikes, however, have made him somewhat of an absentee dad, and neither communicate with each other very well. The film's universal subject matter and contemplative pace suggest a wide appeal, but a surfeit of expository dialogue—"Now I realize I am actually old," sayeth the father—and heart-tugging flashbacks render the film more treacly than touching.

Author: D'A 0000-00-00 00:00:00

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Cast & crew

Director: Huo Jianqi

Producer: Kang Jianmin

Cast: Teng Rujun, Liu Ye, Gong Yehang, Chen Hao full cast

Duration: 93 mins


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