Review of Since Otar Left (2003) by Kitty W — 01 Feb 2005

[b]DVD [/b]First Viewing, 1 Bertucelli film seen.

[i]Since Otar Left [/i]tells a story quite similar to [i]Good Bye Lenin[/i]. Instead of hiding the Westernization of East Germany from a recent comatose, [i]Since Otar Left[/i]'s lie is keeping the death of an elderly woman's beloved son a secret. It isn't so much a plot device (as it was in [i]Good Bye Lenin![/i]), than an excellent way to tell the story of a small family and their everyday struggles - not just the overly dramatic ones.