Noodle School

Noodle School

2018 · 16 min · Documentary

Welcome to Lanzhou, a city in northwest China that's famous for its beef noodle soup. In this short documentary, we meet some of the students who flock there to learn the secrets of hand-pulling Lanzhou lamian. Some want to open their own shops, while some just want a better job-and all soon discover that not everyone has a knack for noodles.

Directed by Jia Li

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