Noodle (2007)

At thirty-seven, Miri is a twice-widowed, El Al flight attendant. Her well-regulated existence is suddenly turned upside down by an abandoned Chinese boy whose migrant-worker mother has ... See full summary »

Director:

Ayelet Menahemi

Writers:

Shemi Zarhin, Ayelet Menahemi

Stars:

Mili Avital, BaoQi Chen, Alon Aboutboul

2 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Mili Avital	...	Miri Calderone
BaoQi Chen	...	Noodle
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alon Aboutboul	...	Izzy Sason
Sinaya Ben-Dor	...	Ilana
Yiftach Klein	...	Mati Gueta
Daphna Shpigelman	...	Batya
Sarit Vino-Elad	...	Dafna
Anat Waxman	...	Gila Sason
Roni Yuria	...	Yaeli

Storyline

At thirty-seven, Miri is a twice-widowed, El Al flight attendant. Her well-regulated existence is suddenly turned upside down by an abandoned Chinese boy whose migrant-worker mother has been summarily deported from Israel. The film is a touching comic-drama in which two human beings -- as different from each other as Tel Aviv is from Beijing -- accompany each other on a remarkable journey, one that takes them both back to a meaningful life.

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Taglines:

Life is full of surprises.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Israel

Language:

Hebrew Mandarin

Release Date:

26 July 2007 (Israel)

Also Known As:

El pequeño tallarín

Company Credits

Production Co:

Norma Productions, EZ Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Knafayim Shvurot (2002)

User Reviews

Well acted, and not too absurd

Okay, the movie suffers from several absurdities as the plot is forced forward; but no more absurdities than you generally find in an adventure movie. And it is an adventure movie, although the adventure is not about transporting a diamond across the treacherous Andes but about finding security for a stranded boy amid the frustrations of bureaucracy and the distractions of job and family. (One of the absurdities is that when necessary, a job such as gym teaching seems to pose no obstacle to scheduling or financing a quick plane ride across the world.) The usually glamorous Mili Avital and the usually super-cute Anat Waxman look as if they were willing to forgo a layer or two of make-up to look realistically middle-class. The boy actor whose believability is essential retains that believability while leaving no scene unstolen.