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Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Music
Director(s): Pauline Chan
Production: Gravitas Ventures
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
33
Rotten Tomatoes:
27%
NOT RATED
Year:
2011
97 min
Website
92 Views


you want, isn't it?

Well...

I'm glad.

Um, I'll... I'll let the

deputy director know.

The thing is, I-I have to

get out today, okay?

- Uh... I don't think that that's

possible. - Oh, come on.

I mean, he can make

it happen if he wants.

You people are doing

deals all the time, right?

Okay.

I'll try.

I am here to help you.

- Nice!

All right, wait.

If you lift up the black thingy

and then scrub right underneath...

- Hey.

- Hey.

Mimi, want to come on

a joyride with us tonight?

Joyride?

This will be fun.

- Okay.

- Good girl.

I want you to check through the transcript

of your statement for accuracy.

Uh, my client will need a decree

of protection before he's released.

You did the right thing.

Thank you, Mr. Randall.

I didn't do it for you, mate.

Well, I didn't.

Bring it back.

Got you covered.

No, you've got to get over it,

and like that. See?

Tommy. You-know-who

has been talking.

Open up!

Open up, will ya!

- Hurry up!

- Paperwork? - Here.

I'll be seeing you later,

Randall. Did you hear that?

Mimi?

What is she doing here?

We get her hands dirty, she's part of

the team. She's part of us. Understand?

- This was not part of our

deal, dad! - Deal?

Which particular position

are you dealing from, Carl?

You wanted to come.

You're in or you're out.

Uncle Gary!

What's going on?

- You know her?

- How you do, uncle Gary?

That's, uh... that's Dean's kid.

The... the kid he sponsors.

- You knew this? - What's going on?

What's she doing here?

Let's go.

- You all right?

- Yes.

Well... good luck.

- Okay. Who wants to do the honors?

- Here, I'll... - I'll do it.

- You up for it? - Come on.

- No, it'll be all right.

Carl, what's this?

- You... what are you doing?

- It's got nothing to do with you, Mimi.

You want to steal that car?

- It'll be okay. - No.

- It'll be all right. - That's wrong.

You no can do that.

That is... this is bad.

- Hey, Mimi. Mimi. Shut up and

let him do his work, yeah?

- No, that's wrong! - It'll be okay!

It'll be all right! - Shut up!

- You gonna do it?

- Mate, come on.

Let's just call this off. We should

not have brought the kids.

Hey, there's nothing wrong

with my kid, mate. Just leave it.

- You will be like Mr. Randall. You will

be inside... - You don't understand!

- Just stay in the van.

- Don't go.

Are you gonna do it?

- Yeah.

- No! Don't! Don't!

Stay in the van.

- This feel no good.

- Shh!

No good?

- "Feel no good"?

- Shh. Come on.

What's that supposed

to mean... "no good"?

You bad father!

Come on, mate.

Seriously, mate.

- Fletch! - I said shut up!

Come here! Just had it! - Ow!

- Uncle Gary!

- Right! Come here! Come on!

- No! No! Uncle Gary! - I told

you to shut up in there! - No!

- In the back! Go on.

- No, no.

- Ow!

- Stay there!

Get in! Get in the back!

Stay there! - Uncle Gary!

- Shut up!

- Uncle Gary!

Uncle Gary, you help me!

Mr. Fletch!

This is wrong!

- Get me out! - Hey! I'll punch your

lights out if you don't shut up.

- Just ignore her. Blue 'Beamer' (BMW),

right? - Yeah. The automatic.

Get on with it.

Dave?

Where's Mei Mei?

- Who the hell are you?

- I'm Gary's brother. Where is she?

Um... uh, uh, she's with

my dad at the car yard.

- Okay, well, you got to take me there.

- I can't, man. The car's hot.

I don't care! She's in

trouble, all right?!

Come on!

That should be down

in the garage!

- Dean.

- Where is she?

- I don't know what you're

talking about. - I'm here!

Where is she?!

- What are you doing?!

- Just tell me where she is!

You'll bloody ruin everything!

I don't know! I told your brother!

- Come on, Fletch!

- I don't want to hear... - Gary!

Hey, Gary!

Bring it back in now!

I just want Mei Mei!

- You're gonna ruin it!

- Where are you?!

- Security 1 to base. I need the Police.

- Roger that, security 1.

- Dad! Dad, get off of him!

- Where is Mei Mei?!

You shouldn't have

brought him here!

You're gonna bugger everything

up as usual, you bloody idiot!

- No! No! I'm here!

- Mei Mei?

- Mei Mei?!

- Where is Mei Mei?

Mei Mei, just wait!

I'll get you out!

- Mr. Randall!

- Dad! Dad!

Dad! Stop! Let her go!

Just wait, Mei Mei.

- Dad! Dad! Dad!

- Let go of me! - Stop!

All right, it's over!

Just stop!

- Let go of me!

- It's over!

You're an idiot!

Hey!

- Hands behind your back.

- All right.

Run!

Go!

Ugh!

No! Stop! Not him!

Stop! Stop!

- All right, hands behind your back.

You're under arrest. - No!

- Stealing cars?

- I didn't steal anything.

I got you out of here this morning,

and now you are straight back in here!

You don't understand. Mei Mei was in

trouble. I was just trying to help her!

This is so disappointing.

Do you realize that the lawyer has

almost finalized Mei Mei's temporary visa?

Where is she?

Is she here?

No! She is locked up,

thanks to you.

But that's all right.

We can sort that out.

We'll find her a foster family,

and can look after her until then.

Is she all right?

Can I see her?

- She can't have anything more

to do with you. - Why not?

Or with this place.

Do something right for

once and let her go.

What she needs now is a nice

home and a responsible guardian,

- and someone with financial and social

stability. - And that's you, is it?

You don't even know her!

But what I know is

that she needs help.

"Mr. Randall, I tell you

everything...

Things I no tell others.

You always there...

hear my words."

Little Sister!

I've found you at last.

Don't be scared. It's me.

Miss Chen...

What should we

do with you child?

How is everyone?

Did the children perform well?

How would I know?

I wasn't there.

I'm so sorry Miss Chen.

I'm sorry.

Little Sister,

I've been thinking about

what you trying to do.

If you want to find your parents,

we'll try when we go home.

Mr. Randall is a parent to me.

You mean... you want

to stay here with him?

It wasn't my intention.

But when I met Mr. Randall

I realised he's alone and needs help.

I really don't know what to do.

To me, the most

important thing,

is you have a good life,

and you are happy.

If you really want

to stay here...

I'll understand.

Uh, she was brought

in last night.

I have authority to

take her into my care.

Mei Mei.

I have an interim order here granting

Mei Mei temporary protection status.

Mei Mei, this is what you want.

You can stay here in Australia.

You can stay with me while

we find you a foster family.

I go back to China.

But...

No, but, Mei Mei,

you can stay here.

- You can start a whole new life...

a nice house, good school. - No.

Little Sister, are you sure?

What about Mr. Randall?

In my heart,

he's always my father.

But China is my home.

And children need me more.

Good.

Let's go home.

Thank you.

Ugh!

Ugh!

# Happiness is just

a little thing

# Humans mostly

are too large for it

# If you cannot feel

the joy of spring

# Shrink yourself,

and maybe then you'll fit

# Happiness is just

a little thing

# Humans mostly are too... #

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