33 Postcards is a 2011 drama film written and directed by Pauline Chan and starring Guy Pearce.

[2][3] Mei Mei (Zhu Lin) a 16-year-old Chinese orphan who has been supported by donations from her Australian sponsor Dean Randall (Guy Pearce), who sends her postcards that describe his family life.

[5] The screenplay also featured as one of only three selected for Dungog Film Festival as part of the in the Raw Program.

[8] This opportunity for co-productions to exist between China and Australia is largely unrealised in both countries, but has been identified as a potentially lucrative endeavour.

[9][10] Lead actress Zhu Lin began production knowing little more than a dozen words in the English language.