Postman
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
He Jianjun
Liang Danni
Pu Cunxin
Huang Xin
Liu Zhizi
Ge Zhixing
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Synopsis
In Beijing's Xingfu, "District of Happiness," a postman is fired for reading the mail, and Xiadou, an orphan, is promoted in his place. Raised by his sister to whom he is deeply attached, Xiadou remains a shy outsider and voyeur. He also begins to read the mail, not only learning about the secrets in the district--who's a prostitute, who's gay--but meddling in people's lives.
Director
He Jianjun
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Miscellaneous Notes
Second film for He Jianjun who, under the pseudonym He Yi, marked his feature directorial debut with "Red Beads" (China/1993), prior to being banned by Chinese government authorities from any further involvement in filmmaking.
Shown at Los Angeles (UCLA) Asian Pacific Film & Video Festival May 26 - June 4, 1995.
Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 17 - April 2, 1995.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (in competition) January 25 - February 5, 1995.
color
dialogue Mandarin
subtitled English
Winner of the Tiger Award and the International Film Critics Prize (FIPRESCI) at the 1995 Rotterdam International Film Festival.
