33 Postcards (2011)

Dean Randall has sponsored a young Chinese orphan Mei Mei for many years, when she arrives in Sydney out of the blue to thank him, their lives are changed forever.

Director:

Pauline Chan

Writers:

Pauline Chan, Philip Dalkin,

Stars:

Guy Pearce, Zhu Lin, Claudia Karvan

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Guy Pearce	...	Dean Randall
Zhu Lin	...	Mei Mei
Claudia Karvan	...	Barbara
Elaine Jin	...	Miss Chen
Rhys Muldoon	...	Gary
Terry Serio	...	Fletch
Lincoln Lewis	...	Carl
Matt Nable	...	Tommy (as Matthew Nable)
Kain O'Keeffe	...	Dave
Claire Scott	...	Ruby
Clayton Watson	...	Brian
Colin Burkenshaw	...	Deputy Director
John Atkinson	...	Chalmers
Jack O'Rourke	...	Prison Guard
Wayne Scott Kermond	...	Bus Driver

Storyline

Mei Mei (Zhu Lin) a 16 yr old Chinese orphan dreams of nothing more than being part of the 'perfect' family. When her orphanage travels to Australia to par-take in The Australian Choir Festival Mei Mei takes the opportunity to find her Australian Sponsor Dean Randall (Guy Pearce). However what she finds is far from what he depicted. Initially mismatched and disconnected the two begin a journey in search of belonging, family, redemption, love and acceptance.

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Plot Keywords:

digit in title | two word title | number in title

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Taglines:

Wishing you were here

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Genres:

Drama | Music

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Australia China

Language:

English Mandarin

Release Date:

15 April 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

East West

Filming Locations:

Gladesville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

AUD 3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Portal Pictures, Zhejiang Hengdian Film Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Happiness"
Written by Michael Leunig & Gyan
Performed by The Wenzhou Children's Choir
Published by Curly Pty Ltd / Museagency Pty Ltd

User Reviews

This one Knocked my Socks Off!

I don't come on here and say much... only when I feel like it is needed. When I read the previous reviews and saw the low IMDb score, I figured something was wrong somewhere? I am so glad, I trusted the previous viewers and went with my gut on this one. What a fabulous movie. It was nicely written, engaging and you really care for the characters and what happens to them. It was a very heart-felt story. This is really what love is all about. The acting was great... guy Pearce was awesome as always and Zhu Lin was also exceptional. All in all a great watch and I am truly glad that I was a part of the experience. Hats off to the actors, writers and directors well done!