33 Postcards

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33 Postcards

Released May 17, 2013

1h 37m

Drama

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A Chinese orphan (Zhu Lin) meets her longtime Australian sponsor (Guy Pearce) and discovers that he leads a far less idyllic life than his postcards to her suggest.

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Sheri Linden

Los Angeles Times

Innocence meets experience, unconvincingly, in the strained redemption drama "33 Postcards."

Rated: 2/5

May 17, 2013

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Farran Smith Nehme

New York Post

Were it not for the staccato bursts of violence, this Chinese-Australian co-production about how an adorable orphan brings love into the life of a hardened convict would feel like a film from Hayley Mills' heyday.

Rated: 2/4

May 17, 2013

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

It's all in the name of heartstring tugging, and the film, directed by Pauline Chan ("Little White Lies"), does that pretty well.

Rated: 3/5

May 16, 2013

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Ron Wilkinson

Monsters and Critics

Great Aussie crime thriller droops at the end but pulls through thanks to Guy Pearce.

Rated: 8/10

May 27, 2013

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David Noh

Film Journal International

The "oh-so-innocent waif and big old baddie" odd-couple formula dates back to D.W. Griffith, but this muddled effort does nothing to merit its questionable revival.

May 17, 2013

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Jamie S. Rich

Oregonian

The film has a few good story turns up its sleeve, but prepare yourself for heavy melodrama in the third act.

Rated: 2/5

May 16, 2013

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This could have been a really good movie. Actors were good but the script was very lacking-confusing, boring, yes confusing and boring.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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I cannot believe the negative reviews for this movie.this was a very good movie. But apparently there wasn’t enough violence or sex to get a thumbs up. Reviewers for the most part are sick.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/01/19

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I LOVED this film! Just saw it on Prime Amazon Instant video . I don't like fluff superhero blockbusters but , instead, true unique story-telling. This gripped my heart from the beginning and loved watching a sad , orphaned girl open up a lost soul prisoner. Truly touching story!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Touching movie that takes you in a different direction than you might not expect. While the story is unlikely, the characters are interesting and you care for them.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Endearing story of a Chinese girl meeting her sponsor and finding out life isn't as expected. I do question the pacing. It seems a lot happened in what was only three days.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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just does not work as a movie

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Synopsis

A Chinese orphan (Zhu Lin) meets her longtime Australian sponsor (Guy Pearce) and discovers that he leads a far less idyllic life than his postcards to her suggest.

Director: Pauline Chan
Producer: Zhi Jiang Liu, Penny Carl-Nelson, Pauline Chan, Lesley Stevens
Screenwriter: Martin Edmond, Pauline Chan, Philip Dalkin
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: Portal Pictures, Zhejiang Hengdian Film Production
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 17, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2016
Runtime: 1h 37m

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