The Postman's White Nights
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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, with casting taking place over a year.
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Directed by | Andrei Konchalovsky |
Written by | Andrei Konchalovsky Elena Kiseleva |
Starring | Aleksey Tryapitsyn |
Cinematography | Aleksandr Simonov |
Music by | Eduard Artemyev |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Russia |
Language | Russian |
Budget | $1.5 million[1] |
It was selected for the In Competition section at the 71st Venice International Film Festival[2][3] and won the Silver Lion.[4] It received generally positive reviews from critics. 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] It was filmed at the Kenozersky National Park, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.