Mehrjui’s fourth film, The Postman, is a political satire based on Georg Buchner's play, Woyzeck. As Mehrjui said in 1979: “After the screening of The Postman, many viewers and critics accused me of suspicion. This group stated that Mehrjui's film characters are always weak in the society. They especially wanted to know the reason for Taghi's fight with the master with an empty gun in hand. But they had forgotten the point that I only discuss the problems as a director, and finding the answers is among the viewers duties...
