The Postman's White Nights

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The Postman's White Nights
File:The Postman's White Nights.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky
Written by Andrei Konchalovsky
Elena Kiseleva
Starring Aleksey Tryapitsyn
Cinematography Aleksandr Simonov
Release dates
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  • 5 September 2014 (2014-09-05) (Venice)
  • 19 October 2014 (2014-10-19) (Russia)
Running time
90 minutes
Country Russia
Language Russian
Budget $1.5 million[1]

The Postman's White Nights (Russian: Белые ночи почтальона Алексея Тряпицына; Belye nochi pochtalona Alekseya Tryapitsyna) is a 2014 Russian drama film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. It tells the story of the people of a remote Russian village, whose main contact with the outside world is a postman. All actors in the film are non-professionals and casting took a year.

It was selected for the In Competition section at the 71st Venice International Film Festival[2][3] and won the Silver Lion.[4] In September 2014, director Konchalovsky withdrew the film from the list of films being considered for the Russian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[5]

Cast

  • Timur Bondarenko as Timur, Irina's son
  • Irina Ermolova as Irina
  • Aleksey Tryapitsyn as Postman

Reception

The film was reviewed by Variety magazine, which said that likable protagonists and some stunning shots do not cover its weak spots.[6] The film also got 83% on Metacritic[7] and on Cine Vue who gave him four stars.[8]

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