MAILMAN
Feature film – 115 minutes – Dark Comedy/Conspiracy Thriller
Logline:
Two irreverent postal workers accidentally stumble upon a hidden government surveillance operation inside their sleepy post office, dragging their friends into a paranoid spiral where comedy collides with conspiracy.
Synopsis:
In a small Midwestern town, Eliel, a sarcastic mailman haunted by his own cynicism, and Rahmi, his loudmouthed best friend, stumble across a locked room in their post office filled with confidential packages, classified military memorabilia, and surveillance equipment from a dismantled AT&T hub. Their discovery sparks wild paranoia, dark humor, and a madcap attempt to erase their tracks before they become targets.
As their coworkers get pulled into the chaos, office drama mixes with high-stakes tension. From a coffee-spiking Yemeni deli owner to colleagues with questionable ethics (and security clearances), the film weaves everyday absurdity into a sharp satire of American surveillance culture.
Tone & Style:
Tone: Dark comedy meets low-budget thriller; grounded characters and dialogue contrast with escalating paranoia.
Structure: Quick-witted ensemble banter drives tension, slowly unraveling into a government-conspiracy fever dream.
Themes:
Surveillance and privacy in modern America, workplace dynamics and disillusionment, Immigrant identity and cultural tension, the absurdity of bureaucracy and power
Tone: Dark comedy meets low-budget thriller; grounded characters and dialogue contrast with escalating paranoia.
Structure: Quick-witted ensemble banter drives tension, slowly unraveling into a government-conspiracy fever dream.
Themes:
Surveillance and privacy in modern America, workplace dynamics and disillusionment, Immigrant identity and cultural tension, the absurdity of bureaucracy and power
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