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Postman
Genres
Drama
Overview
Xiao Dou is a shy and naive mailworker living in Beijing with his sister. When a coworker is fired for reading people's correspondences Xiao Dou takes over the same mail route. He soon finds himself indulging in the same curiosity, eventually developing an obsession. Xiao Dou chooses to spend time reading letters instead of socializing with friends or coworkers. As he becomes increasingly tied to the letters, he begins to intervene in the lives of those who write and receive the letters.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
102 min
Release Date
1995-03-21
Status
Released
Original Language
Chinese
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
7.7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Feng Yuanzheng
小豆
Liang Danni
姐姐
Pu Cunxin
姐夫
Huang Xin
云清
Zhizi Liu
所长
Zhixing Ge
老吴
Zheng Tianwei
宛娟
Zhou Qi
老夫
Chen Jue
陈洁
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