The Postman
1972·Iran·107 min.
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Taghi, a postman, lives with his beautiful young wife on his master’s land. He is sexually weak. His doctor is a vet who treats him with herbal medicines. The master's nephew is a young engineer who aims to establish a pig breeding farm on his uncle’s land. The young engineer sleeps with Taghi’s wife. Taghi’s ego is hurt because of humiliation and hard work. Mehrjui’s fourth film, The Postman, is a political satire based on Georg Buchner’s play, Woyzeck.
DirectorDariush Mehrjui
MusicHormoz Farhat
CinematographyHoushang Baharlou
CastAli Nassirian·Ezzatolah Entezami·Jaleh Sam·Ahmad Reza Ahmadi·Bahman Fersi·Esmat Safavi·Ezatallah Ramezanifar·Amrollah Saberi·Iraj Rad
Original titlePostchi