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Released 14 years ago.
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The Other Son
2012 1h 45m FR
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6.5
SOLID
★6.5TMDB · 88
Drama
Synopsis
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Two young men, one Israeli and one Palestinian, discover they were accidentally switched at birth.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Emmanuelle Devos
Orith Silberg
Pascal Elbé
Alon Silberg
Jules Sitruk
Joseph Silberg
Mehdi Dehbi
Yacine Al Bezaaz
Areen Omari
Leïla Al Bezaaz
Khalifa Natour
Saïd Al Bezaaz
Mahmoud Shalaby
Bilal Al Bezaaz
Bruno Podalydès
David
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Lorraine Lévy
- Writers
- Noam Fitoussi, Nathalie Saugeon, Lorraine Lévy
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Lorraine Lévy, shot by Emmanuel Soyer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Sylvie Gadmer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Emmanuelle Devos and Pascal Elbé and Jules Sitruk carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt2073016 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Lorraine Lévy directs. Emmanuel Soyer behind the camera. Sylvie Gadmer cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 14 years ago.
- 2Directed by Lorraine Lévy, shot by Emmanuel Soyer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Editor Sylvie Gadmer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Emmanuelle Devos and Pascal Elbé and Jules Sitruk carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt2073016 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Emmanuel Soyer
- Editing
- Sylvie Gadmer
- Production design
- Miguel Markin
- Costume design
- Valérie Adda
- Runtime
- 105 min · 1h 45m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
Also by
Lorraine Lévy
Production companies
Who made it
- RA
Rapsodie Production
FR
- CI
Cité Films
FR
France 3 Cinéma
FR
Key crew
- ProducerVirginie Lacombe
- ProducerRaphaël Berdugo
- CastingEsther Kling
- Costume DesignValérie Adda
- Production DesignMiguel Markin
- EditorSylvie Gadmer
- Co-ProducerFrédéric de Goldschmidt
- Costume DesignRona Doron
- Supervising Sound EditorGuillaume Bouchateau
- Sound MixerJean-Paul Bernard
- CastingMichaël Laguens
- IdeaNoam Fitoussi
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- israel
- family relationships
- teenage boy
- switched at birth
- woman director
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2012-10-26PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- Der Sohn der AnderenDE
- El hijo del otroES
- Le fils de l'autreFR
- Сын другойRU
- Сын другой женщиныRU
