POSTMEN IN THE MOUNTAINS - Shadow Distribution

FROM THE PRODUCER, KANG JIANMIN
Over ten years ago, after I'd read Mr. Peng Jianming's short story "That Mountain, That Man,
That Dog ", the idea to put the story onto the silver screen burgeoned. I was deeply touched by
the gentle love message conveyed through the writer's exquisite wording about those simple
people who live in mountains.
It's my luck to run across two of my bosom friends in Beijing, Ms. Si Wu and Mr. Huo Jianqi, the
scriptwriter and director of the film. They also wanted to make an artistic film out of the story,
which doesn't mean that we didn't have the concern about its commercial prospect in the current
immature film market in China. But, our passion and sense of responsibility as artists finally
cleared all the uncertainties and built up our confidence.
We started the shooting in the summer of 1997. It was hot, real hot. Everybody worked hard
regardless the little remuneration they'd got and nobody complained a thing about the poor
conditions in the remote mountain area in South Hunan. The whole shooting took us about over
one month.
Here I just want to say, without the hard work of the whole crew, we won't have this finely made
work of art released. For that, I really appreciate what they have done. Thank you all.
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