Noel is a 2004 Christmas-themed drama film written by David Hubbard and directed by Chazz Palminteri. It stars Susan Sarandon, Penélope Cruz, Paul Walker, Alan Arkin, Daniel Sunjata and an uncredited Robin Williams. It was filmed in Montreal, Canada. The film centers around five strangers who are linked together — and who meet each other at separate times — by a series of events that take place on Christmas Eve. The main character is Rose , a woman who is struggling to cope with caring for her mother, an Alzheimer's patient. Meanwhile, Nina and Mike are a young couple on... the verge of breaking up due to Mike's increasingly jealous behavior. Elsewhere, Artie is an old waiter who searches for his deceased wife every Christmas Eve. Finally, Jules is a young man who deliberately damages his hand so he can attend a Christmas party in the emergency room, as that was the only happy memory of his childhood.
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