Northwest Film Forum

A witty, spirited and action-packed adventure about an almost 13-year-old boy and his world of confusions, fears and fantasies. Nono longs to be a good detective like his father, a famous police inspector, but his wild nature constantly gets him into trouble. Gaby, his father’s secretary, cherishes Nono and recognizes his anguish, which comes from his lack of knowledge about his mother, who died when he was very young.
 

Two days before his bar mitzvah, Nono is sent off to his uncle’s house. But once he is on the train, the over-imaginative boy seizes on one last chance to prove himself.  Together with charming international thief Felix Glick, he travels to the French Rivera and enters a world of disguises and crazy pursuits, crossing paths with the famous singer Lola Ciperola (played by Isabella Rossellini) and Zohara, a mysterious woman whose secretes will forever change Nono’s life.  A festival favorite worldwide, the film is based on the beloved novel by David Grossman.