In this low-key drama, Tantoo Cardinal plays Reenie, a no-nonsense barmaid working at the local tavern in Paradise Michigan. When Reenie takes in a neglected Ukrainian mail order bride, the relationship between these two unlikely roommates grows as they help one another navigate the culture of backwoods Michigan. Director Thompson E. Clay clearly enjoys pitting the hard-bitten character of Reenie against Viktoria (Nazarova) and her homespun remedies, which are constantly being put to use to treat the accident prone males of Paradise. Postmark Paradise was a prizewinner at the 2000 East Lansing Film Festival.