Plot
Christina Noble overcomes the harsh difficulties of her childhood in Ireland to discover her destiny on the streets of Saigon. A true story.
Release Year: 2014
Rating: 7.2/10 (119 voted)
Critic's Score: /100
Director: Stephen Bradley
Stars: Deirdre O'Kane, Sarah Greene, Gloria Cramer Curtis
Storyline
Vietnam. 1989. Fourteen years after the end of the war. When Irish woman Christina Noble flies into Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) she leaves behind an extraordinary life story. But the best is yet to come. Christina lands in a country "that she wouldn't be able to show you on a map". With a few dollars, a dream and her own hard-won courage, she is about to change everything. For hundreds of thousands of people. Forever. NOBLE is the inspirational true story of a woman who believes that it only takes one person to make a difference. And of how she is proved right.
Cast: Deirdre O'Kane -
Christina Noble
Sarah Greene -
Middle Christina
Gloria Cramer Curtis -
Young Christina
Brendan Coyle -
Gerry Shaw
Mark Huberman -
David Somers
Nhu Quynh Nguyen -
Madame Linh
Kinh Quoc Nguyen -
Trung
Ruth Negga -
Joan
David Mumeni -
Mario
Lauren Malone -
Kathy
Charlie Whelehan -
Johnny
Liam Cunningham -
Thomas
Harry Plummer -
Michael
Derbhle Crotty -
Annie
Harry Whelehan -
Andrew
Trivia:
Deirdre O'Kane shadowed Christina Noble at her foundation in Vietnam for two weeks before filming. See more »
User Review
Author:
Rating: 7/10
Greetings again from the darkness. Here's what happens when you don't
read carefully. I picked this from the Dallas International Film
Festival schedule because I assumed it was a documentary. I was a bit
shocked to discover that it's a biopic from director Stephen Bradley,
starring his wife Deirdre O'Kane as Christina Noble. Fortunately, Ms.
O'Kane and Ms. Noble are friends and the passion and respect shown in
the performance allows the film to deliver the message and pay tribute
to such an amazing woman.
If you are unaware of the Christina Noble Children's Foundation, it's
worth researching her inspirational story. The film picks up her
childhood in Ireland (with fabulous Gloria Cramer Curtis as young
Christina). We see the gradual destruction of her family due to her
mother's death and her father's (Liam Cunningham) alcoholism. The six
children are split up and Christina is raised by nuns in similar
fashion to what you might have seen in Philomena or Magdalene Sisters.
This (and some visionary nightmares) turns out to be her motivation to
head to Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City in 1989 as a middle-aged single woman
to try and make a difference for the ignored and abused street kids.
Her tenacity and bulldogedness not only help raise funds, but also turn
the tide for the local police and citizenry.
Christina Noble's network of homes have helped thousands of children in
Vietnam and Mongolia. She is still working tirelessly today and
everyday to make a difference. If you are looking for inspiration or
proof that one person can make a difference ... look to Christina
Noble.
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