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

"Two Tigers (Frere Jacques)"
(Traditional)
Performed by The Wenzhou Children's Choir

User Reviews

Such a beautiful film.

I'm not too sure why I decided to watch this film, but I am so happy that I did! This film is so emotional and meaningful; it's just so beautiful! It's not a big blockbuster smash hitting film, so if that's what you are looking for then you will be disappointed! However, if you want to see a really stunning film with such an amazing storyline, then I recommend you watch 33 postcards.

Guy Pearce plays an excellent role in this film and carries his character through perfect.

The meaning behind this film is what I liked so much about it. It just makes me think about life and how amazing it is. For a film to get so much of an emotional response out of me is great. This film needs to be watched and given the credit it deserves.

I give 10/10 on the vote for 33 postcards, mainly because of the beauty. The work and emotion that has gone into this film as well as the emotion that has came out makes it such a worthy film of ten stars.

Wow, please give this film a chance, you won't regret it. I promise.