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- 2013
- Not Rated
- Gravitas Ventures
- 1 h 37 m
- 2013
- Not Rated
- Gravitas Ventures
- 1 h 37 m
Summary Dean Randall has sponsored young Chinese orphan Mei Mei for ten years. At 16, she arrives in Sydney to attend the Australian Choir Festival and looks up her sponsor changing their lives forever.
Directed By: Pauline Chan
- 2013
- Not Rated
- Gravitas Ventures
- 1 h 37 m
- 2013
- Not Rated
- Gravitas Ventures
- 1 h 37 m
33 Postcards
33
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Summary Dean Randall has sponsored young Chinese orphan Mei Mei for ten years. At 16, she arrives in Sydney to attend the Australian Choir Festival and looks up her sponsor changing their lives forever.
Directed By: Pauline Chan
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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11% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
44% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
44% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
33
11% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
44% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
44% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
[A] sweet if not very credible film.
The main problem is the criminal subplot, full of Aussie villains snarling “mate” at one another and landing bloodless punches on Dean. 33 Postcards is what happens when someone grafts a prison angle onto “Pollyanna” — the tough guys just get in the way.
This sort of global co-production is becoming more and more common, but it’s rarely quite so calculated; you can practically see the scale being used to ensure that each location receives equal narrative weight, as characters take actions that make sense only according to that metric.
Equal parts thriller and feel-good inspirational tale, 33 Postcards succeeds mainly in provoking the viewer’s sense of disbelief.
The climactic collision of agendas is even more contrived than everything leading to it.
The script's programmatic feel-goodery smooths out everything strange and noteworthy about Dean and Mei Mei's relationship into an unmemorable and unconvincing blandness.
Pauline Chan's film is a jumbled mixture of redemptive uplift and genre hijinks.
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Production Company
Portal Pictures,
Zhejiang Hengdian Film Production
Release Date May 17, 2013
Duration 1 h 37 m
Rating Not Rated
Tagline Wishing you were here
Awards
International Chinese Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Shanghai International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
• 2 Nominations
