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Movie poster: Noodle (2007)
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2007 · 90 min Drama
7.1 / 10 · TMDB

Miri, a thirty-seven-year-old El Al flight attendant who has buried two husbands, clings to the strict routine of her life. Her orderly world fractures when the mother of a young Chinese boy is abruptly deported from Israel, leaving the child stranded. Thrown together by circumstance, the woman from Tel Aviv and the boy from Beijing navigate a maze of bureaucracy and cultural dissonance. Their improbable alliance, beginning as a burden, slowly unfolds into a remarkable journey—a quiet odyssey that guides them both away from loneliness and back toward the pulse of life.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title נודל
Year 2007
Country Israel
Genre Drama
Director Ayelet Menahemi
Runtime 90 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.1/10 (13 votes)

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Ayelet Menachem's film is a delicately crafted fable about the fragile bridges built across chasms of alienation. It resists easy sentimentality, finding its emotional truth in awkward pauses and warm, situational humor.

What lingers after the screen fades is a profound sense of authenticity—a quiet reminder that healing often arrives in the most unexpected packages. It's a story that celebrates the families we find, not just the ones we're born into. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Ayelet Menahemi

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The muted tones of everyday Israel, infused with a aching tenderness and life-affirming, gentle humor.

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