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Postmen in the Mountains (1999)

A father, a retiring mailman, walks his son over his job in the mountainous regions of Hunan province.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 33M

Director : Huo Jianqi

Synopsis

An old postman has spent his whole life delivering mail to the mountain of Hunan and is about to retire. His only son is due to take over his duties. As father and son journey through the mountains, the son begins to appreciate the toil and burden his father has to bear as postman for the villagers, and the old postman is also deeply moved as his son relates his mother's anxiety as she waits for him to return home from every trip.

Actors

Teng Ru-jun
Teng Ru-jun
Father
Liu Ye
Liu Ye
Son
Chen Hao
Chen Hao
Dong girl

Crews

Huo Jianqi
Huo Jianqi
Director
Si Wu
Si Wu
Writer
Wang Xiaofeng
Wang Xiaofeng
Original Music Composer
Zhao Lei
Zhao Lei
Director of Photography

Trailers and other movies

Postmen in the Mountains (1999) JAPANESE TRAILER

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