Noodle, a 2007 Israeli film directed by Ayelet Menahemi and written by Shemi Zarhin and Ayelet Menahemi, stars Mili Avital, Chen Baoqi, and Alon Aboutboul.
When a Chinese woman working in Israel for Israeli flight attendant Miri Kalderon is deported for overstaying her work visa, she struggles to convince Israeli authorities that she was accompanied by a young child due to her lack of Hebrew language abilities.
Miri, who has lost two family members in the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict, has been going through the motions of life, apparently disconnected from existence itself. Miri benefits in unexpected ways from her decision to support the boy, dubbed ‘Noodle,’ in reuniting with his mother, who has returned to Beijing.
The film received the Best Supporting Actress Award from the Israeli Film Academy (Ophir Awards) as well as the Special Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Montreal World Film Festival. It has won several other awards at film festivals around the country and around the world, including the Best Feature Film Audience Choice Award at the 2010 Jersey Shore Film Festival.
The film received nominations for Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Film, Best Music, Best Screenplay, and Best Direction at the Israeli Film Academy Awards.
One reviewer stated, ‘This Israeli film on grief and loss strangely takes the appearance of a crowd entertainer.’ Others agreed, pointing out that films like Noodle are unusual in that they combine excellent storytelling and performances with enough ‘heart’ to emotionally engage the audience.
According to a review from the 18th annual Tucson Jewish Film Festival, ‘the movie is indeed a heartbreaking comic-drama of two human beings accompanying one another on a miracle adventure that leads them both back to something like a meaningful existence.’
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