Review of The Other Son (2012) by Abdel T — 06 Aug 2013

Beautiful movie... Palestinian and Jewish Babies accidentally switched at birth... boys (and parents) just find out when they are almost 18....

This review of The Other Son (2012) was written by Abdel T on 06 Aug 2013.

The Other Son has generally received positive reviews.

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By Domenique D (19) on 12 Mar 2014

The switched-at-birth story becomes fresh and all the more complicated in this Jewish-Palestinian setting. Nature versus nurture…

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By Walter Addiego (380) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 02 Nov 2012

Lévy gets expectedly strong work from the veteran Devos and outstanding performances from Sitruk and Dehbi…

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By Dave S (1,448) on 22 Mar 2013

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By Elpix (1) on 01 Feb 2013

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By Eric H (2,898) on 07 Jul 2016

This is a very interesting film that raises many questions about identity in general, not just in the context in Israel…

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By Robert S (1,498) on 26 Jun 2014

One of my all time favorite films. ISRAELI is really Palestinian and PALESTINIAN is really Israeli... they find this out as teenagers…

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By Kelly Jane Torrance (368) for Washington Examiner (271) on 19 Dec 2018

The Other Son seems tailor-made to make a point…

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By Cynthia S (730) on 13 Oct 2013

Nice movie. Very touching. Good lessons for everyone...rather quickly done ending, though. Hate when they do that…

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By Walter V. Addiego (363) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 02 Nov 2012

Lévy generally succeeds in creating a compelling, humanistic family drama, even if some viewers may reject the movie's final note of optimism…

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