
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 wh... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatThe true story of charity founder Christina Noble's empathy in action. |
| Chicago ReaderDrew Hunt[Her] Dickensian childhood provides real intrigue, but writer-director Stephen Bradley portrays the grown-up Noble as a messianic figure, making her philanthropy seem like acts of hubris rather than selflessness. |
| New York TimesStephen HoldenMs. O’Kane’s brusque performance portrays Christina as a woman who acts on her principles and has little time for making nice. She is a compelling embodiment of the adage “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” |
| ReviewExpress.comDiana SaengerWonderful inspiring biopic about a remarkable woman |
| Blu-ray.comBrian Orndorf"Noble" largely works due to its clenched-fist approach, tending to the particulars of Christina's war against suffering while maintaining its message of hope, making it the rare faith-based film that's more show than tell. |
| RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzIt doesn't go quite far enough into melodrama to fuse all of its different pieces together into a satisfying whole but it's an engrossing film all the same: intelligent, sincere and unabashedly goodhearted. |
| Baret NewsKam WilliamsUplifting docudrama, set in Vietnam, recounting an Irish woman's selfless efforts on behalf of the war-torn country's homeless orphans. |
| Common Sense MediaAndrea BeachInspirational true story features many mature themes. |
| The Herald (Ireland)George ByrneA moving, dramatic, harrowing and funny story about a quite remarkable woman. |
| Under the RadarCody Ray ShaferAn earnest tribute to a strong and ambitious woman. |