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The Other Son

Le fils de l'autre

2012

Lorraine Levy

Emmanuelle Devos, Pascal Elbé, Jules Sitruk, Mehdi Dehbi ...

6.7

1,559

Drama When getting ready to join the Israeli army to carry out his military service, Joseph discovers that he is not his parents' biological son and that he was exchanged at birth with Yacine, a child from a West Bank Palestinian family. The lives of these two families are abruptly turned upside down by this revelation, which obliges everyone to reconsider their respective identities, values and convictions.

	Author	Review
United States	Stephanie Merry The Washington Post	"Even though [Levy] executes with a light touch, it tends to feel a little simplistic given how deep-seated and persistent the Palestine-Israel conflict is (...) rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"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"	POS
United States	Boyd van Hoeij Variety	"An adequate if never surprising effort from French helmer Lorraine Levy"	NEU
United States	Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter	"Moving French drama tackles the Israeli-Palestinian conflict via a pair of prodigal sons accidentally switched at birth"	POS
United States	Matt Singer Time Out	"The cast's performances are so gut-wrenching (...) that the film's hopeful message and abundance of heart prove impossible to resist (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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