Postmen in the Mountains (1999)

Original title

那山那人那狗

Directed by

Huo Jianqi

Genre

drama film, road movie

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

G

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 59 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aging postman retires and passes his mail route through remote Chinese mountains to his son. On the son's first day, the father accompanies him, and the two repair their distant relationship while meeting villagers along the way.

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What happens

Postmen in the Mountains (Chinese: 那山那人那狗; pinyin: Nàshān nàrén nàgǒu; lit. 'That Mountain', 'That Man', 'That Dog') is a 1999 Chinese film directed by Huo Jianqi. It is based on the short story of the same name by Peng Jianming (彭见明). Postmen in the Mountains tells the story of an old man (Teng Rujun) who for years served as the postman for rural mountain communities. Retiring, he hands over his job to his son (Liu Ye), but accompanies him on the first tour. Together, they deliver mail on a 230 li (about 115 km) long walking route, into the rural heart of China and in the process the son learns from the mails' recipients more about the father he hardly knew. It was filmed on location in Suining County and Dao County, in southwestern and southern Hunan. A portion of the film takes place in a village of the Dong people, including an evening festival featuring a lusheng dance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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