"a quietly touching little Chinese film that wrings considerable beauty and
poignancy from seemingly the simplest of subjects."
by , CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"This sentimental tale of a rural mailman is set in the south-central Hunan province of China."
by Dave Kehr, NEW YORK TIMES
"Beautifully shot in austere, yet lush, mountainous territory, the movie quietens the spirit into almost trancelike contemplation of the huge emotions that surge through the most insignificant lives."
by Ella Taylor, L.A. WEEKLY
"quietly thrilling from start to finish"
by Don Willmott, FILMCRITIC.COM
"Dreamy and deliberate."
by C.W.Nevius, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"a quietly beautiful tale in which very little is shown and everything is imagined."
by Jeffrey M. Anderson
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
"it's a visually splendid, expertly performed, still-relevant sentimental journey."
by Janice Page, BOSTON SUNDAY GLOBE
"A work of exquisitely wrought simplicity."
by Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMES
"This is an absolutely beautiful, uncomplicated little tear-jerker..."
by Suzy McKee CharnasSuzyMcKeeCharnas.com
"The notion that every generation is fundamentally the same gets hammered home so relentlessly that it becomes suffocating,"
by Ben Kenigsberg, VILLAGE VOICE
"It's a simple tale of father-and-son bonding that director Huo Jianqi injects with a quiet power, and it benefits greatly from the gorgeous lushness of its backdrop."
by Megan Lehmann, NEW YORK POST
In its simplicity and timelessness, "Postmen in the Mountains" has the universality and potency of some of the greatest films to explore the intricate bonds between parents and children.
by Deborah Hornblow, CTNOW.COM
