SummaryAs he prepares to join the Israeli army for his national service, Joseph discovers he is not his parents’ biological son, but that he was inadvertently switched at birth with Yassin, the son of a Palestinian family from the West Bank. This revelation turns the lives of these two families upside-down, forcing them to reassess their respective iden... Read More
Directed By:Lorraine Lévy
Written By:Noam Fitoussi, Lorraine Lévy, Nathalie Saugeon
The Other Son
Metascore
Generally Favorable
63
User score
Generally Favorable
6.9
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
63
61% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
39% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Oct 24, 2012
88
When the mistake is discovered, how do the families react? What disturbs them more: that their son has been raised as an enemy or that he has been raised in another religion? That's where The Other Son gets complicated.
Nov 2, 2012
75
Lévy gets expectedly strong work from the veteran Devos and outstanding performances from Sitruk and Dehbi.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.9
78% Positive
7 Ratings
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0% Mixed
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22% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
Feb 1, 2013
9
This movie is far better than the critics' ratings. It portrays the range of human emotions that would occur under these circumstances, it demonstrates acceptance and love among cultures that seems bound by stereotypes and mutual distrust. It is a window into the world of Palestinian and Israeli relations.
Oct 25, 2012
75
It's done persuasively enough that you wonder how you'd feel under similar circumstances.
Dec 12, 2012
67
Cinematically well-made, The Other Son is nevertheless workmanlike. The actors are all excellent, the storytelling compassionate, and the overall sense one takes from the film is more humane than political.
Oct 25, 2012
60
Ms. Lévy is rescued from her maudlin, preachy tendencies by the skill and sensitivity of the actors, who turn a wobbly parable of tolerance into a graceful and touching story of real people in a surreal situation.
Oct 24, 2012
58
The Other Son's setup is too contrived, carried along by conversations that are either confrontational or artificially elusive.
Jan 10, 2014
3
I really don't like this movie. 'Joseph' one of the protagonists didn't act well, he recited very badly, full stop. However the story is enough good made.
Production Company:
- Rapsodie Production
- Cité Films
- France 3 Cinéma
- Madeleine Films
- Solo Films
- Orange Cinéma Séries (OCS)
- France Télévisions
- Useful Production
- Hoche Artois Images
Release Date:Oct 26, 2012
Duration:1 h 45 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:Two families divided by fate. United by understanding.
Awards
Tokyo International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
