The concept is simple, the premise even more so, the execution - well done. It is a different movie in that you follow a mail carrier in a somewhat remote (but not too remote) southern part of russia. As he delivers mail we get to see his interactions with the community, learn about it, about life, their struggles, their aspirations... all of those are covered and more. It feels like a documentary at times.
Nothing in this movie is sensationalized which is very in line with russian cinema. Everything is low key but not moody or brooding as we have grown accustomed to their cinema.
The acting is very natural, the events are completely realistic, the flow is well paced and you never feel overwhelmed, lost or bored with the script.
Not much to say about it other than it is a good drama. And the locations are very nice, i could totally see myself setting up a lakeside cabin there. You really get that feel through it all since the camera work and scene composition have been well done.
You can seek deeper meaning in this, and it has plenty of that offer, or you can take it at face value. Both ways, the story is consistent and the movie works whichever way you view it. I wanted to give it an 8 but that is way too high. We will have to settle for 7 because i feel some scenes could have been better elaborated on.
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