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Noodle

  • 20072007
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Noodle (2007)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
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... Read allAt 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 bei... Read allAt 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... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
887
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  • Director
    • Ayelet Menahemi
  • Writers
    • Shemi Zarhin
    • Ayelet Menahemi
  • Stars
    • Mili Avital
    • BaoQi Chen
    • Alon Aboutboul
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  • Director
    • Ayelet Menahemi
  • Writers
    • Shemi Zarhin
    • Ayelet Menahemi
  • Stars
    • Mili Avital
    • BaoQi Chen
    • Alon Aboutboul
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    • 10User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 11 nominations

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    Mili Avital and BaoQi Chen in Noodle (2007)
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    Mili Avital
    Mili Avital
    • Miri Calderoneas Miri Calderone
    BaoQi Chen
    • Noodleas Noodle
    Alon Aboutboul
    Alon Aboutboul
    • Izzy Sasonas Izzy Sason
    Sinaya Ben-Dor
    • Ilanaas Ilana
    Yiftach Klein
    Yiftach Klein
    • Mati Guetaas Mati Gueta
    Daphna Shpigelman
    Daphna Shpigelman
    • Batyaas Batya
    Sarit Vino-Elad
    Sarit Vino-Elad
    • Dafnaas Dafna
    Anat Waxman
    Anat Waxman
    • Gila Sasonas Gila Sason
    Roni Yuria
    • Yaelias Yaeli
    • Director
      • Ayelet Menahemi
    • Writers
      • Shemi Zarhin
      • Ayelet Menahemi
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    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. —Anonymous
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    Don't let the title mislead you.
    I certainly let the title of this film mislead me for quite some time. Even after viewing the trailer, I still had absolutely no desire to watch this flick, that was my first mistake.

    My second mistake was Mili Avital. Based on some of her past films - many of which I could not sit through, I just didn't think she had the acting chops to pull off an interesting character. How wrong I was on both accounts. First of all, the trailer (as the case with many Israeli films) just does not do justice to this movie. From beginning to end, this movie is excellent. I commend the director Ayelet Menahemi for this quality production - from the direction to the pace of the movie and excellent all around cast.

    But the real compliment belongs to Ayelet Menahemi for bringing out the realistic and raw talent of the films leading lady. In Ms Avital's prior films, she was always cast as the pretty girl. Many or rather most of those films were horrendous along with her performances. But not here, her performance was believable, honest, raw and pitch perfect. She was rightfully nominated for an Israeli Oscar (Ophir) but lost out to the highly dramatic Ronit Elkabetz. This one film changed my entire perception of Ms Avital and now I highly anticipate her next Israeli project.
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    • Release date
      • July 26, 2007 (Israel)
    • Country of origin
      • Israel
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Hebrew
      • Mandarin
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El pequeño tallarín
    • Production companies
      • Norma Productions
      • EZ Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $343,672
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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