Postmen in the Mountains

1999 award winning DVD directed by Jianqi Huo (The Horse Thief) starring Lau Ye (Lan Yu) and Ten Rujun (The Red Sorghum). Winner of the Montreal World Famous Festival. In a southern China village, a retired postman is showing his son - the new postman - the ropes on his last round through his route. Both of them have a heavy heart when walking along the roads. The son feels the mountain roads seem to be never ended, while the father recalls the days of being postman. Mandarin with Chinese/English subtitles. NTSC/All Code. 89 minutes. 2002.