The Postman's White Nights
The film represents life in a godforsaken Russian village. The only way to reach the mainland is to cross the lake by boat and a postman became the only connection with the outside world. A reserved community has been set up here. Despite the modern technologies and a spaceport nearby the people of the village live the way they would in the Neolithic Era. There is neither government nor social services or jobs. The postman's beloved woman escapes the village life and moves to the city. Postman's outboard engine gets stolen and he can no longer deliver mail. His normal pattern of life is disrupted. The postman makes a decision to leave for the city too but returns before long with no certain reason. The script is based on real characters' stories. People from the village play their own parts in the film. The search for the protagonist lasted for over a year.
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Cast
10 people
Timur Bondarenko
Timur
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Irina Ermolova
Irina
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Territory
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Aleksey Tryapitsyn
Lyokha
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Viktor Kolobkov
Kolobok
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Viktor Berezin
Vitya
Also in
The Side Where the Wind Is
Tatyana Silich
Tatyana
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Valentina Ananina
Valentina
Known for
Cast Away
The Cranes Are Flying
Lyubov Skorina
Lyubov Pavlovna
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Alexandr Molchanov
general
Also in
In August of 1944
Mysterium Occupation
Viktor Babich
colonel
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High Security Vacation
Dubrovsky
Andrei Konchalovsky Director · Elena Kiseleva Screenplay Eduard Artemyev Composer
Worldwide gross $42K · Budget $1.4M · First release September 5, 2014
Box office
Budget
$1,409,700
Worldwide gross
$42,491
Production
Production Center of Andrei Konchalovsky
Production
Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Белые ночи почтальона Алексея Тряпицына
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Italy · September 5, 2014
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Russia · October 14, 2014
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
July 15, 2015 · Theatrical
Slovenia
June 8, 2015 · Theatrical
Spain
August 14, 2015 · Theatrical
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