Noodle

Sun 13 Apr. Brandeis University, Lown 2, MS053, Waltham, 02454. Sharon P. Rivo, Executive Director, 781-899-7044, rivo@brandeis.edu. National Center for Jewish Film - [events]

Israel, 2007 | 100 min| Hebrew with English subtitles Director/Writer: Ayelet Menahemi New England Premiere Special Guest: Nadav Tamir, Consul General of Israel to New England When her housekeeper is deported, Miri Kalderon (Mili Avital), an El Al flight attendant, is left with a six-year-old Chinese boy she nicknames Noodle. Along with her sister (Anat Waxman) and brother in law, Miri, who at 39 is twice widowed, risks everything – her job, her freedom, and her loneliness – to reunite mother and son. A wise and funny film about sisters and spouses, parents and children, and committing, over life’s objections, to love. Nominated for Ten Israeli Academy Awards Winner - Jury Grand Prize, Montreal World Film Festival Top Ten Box Office Hit in Israel