Postman

★★★★★

Original title: Postchi / The Postman

1972 · 1 h 47 min

Directed by Dariush Mehrjui · Iran · Iranian New Wave

Drama

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Cast

Ali Nassirian Googoosh Parviz Fannizadeh

Credits

Written by: Georg Büchner

Plot

A postman in Tehran, who steals the letters of others, is drawn into a spiral of obsession. After Büchner's Woyzeck.

Sinekatalog’s take

Dariush Mehrjui's drama updates Büchner's Woyzeck to Tehran, following a postman who steals people's letters and falls into obsession. Ali Nassirian is superb in a dark, tense and psychological film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (535 votes)
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