Postmen in the Mountains
1999 · 93 min · Director: Jianqi Huo, Huo Jianqi
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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.
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Postmen in the Mountains (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Sadness 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy35%
- Sadness25%
- Nostalgia20%
- Satisfaction10%
- Hope10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Nostalgia. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Details
- Directed by
- Jianqi Huo, Huo Jianqi
- Written by
- Wu Si, Si Wu
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1999
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Country
- China
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
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