Directed by:
Lorraine LevyCinematography:
Emmanuel SoyerCast:
Emmanuelle Devos, Pascal Elbé, Jules Sitruk, Bruno Podalydès, Mehdi Dehbi, Areen Omari, Khalifa Natour, Loai Nofi, Ezra Dagan, Majd Bitar, Lana Ettinger (more)Plots(1)
A young Israeli undergoes a military physical exam and learns of his true parentage, shaking the identities and beliefs of two families in Israel and Palestine. A moving drama about liberation from deep-seated hatred. This is the third feature for director Lévy, also a prolific scriptwriter. To avoid the usual cliches of stories surrounding the Israel-Palestine conflict, she revised her script daily to reflect the opinions of her Israeli and Palestinian crew. Lévy is also a stage director, and she moves her cast with precision. Emmanuelle Devos, one of the most respected French actresses of her era, exquisitely evokes a distraught mother's love for her child. (Tokyo International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Emmanuelle Devos
France
Best movies:
The Other Son (2012)
In the Beginning (2009)
The Adversary (2002)
Pascal Elbé
France
Best movies:
The Other Son (2012)
Heartstrings (2016)
Neuilly Yo Mama! (2009)
Jules Sitruk
France
Best movies:
The Other Son (2012)
Monsieur Batignole (2002)
Viper in the Fist (2004)
Bruno Podalydès
France
Best movies:
The Other Son (2012)
The Day of the Crows (2012)
Paris Je T'Aime (2006)
Mehdi Dehbi
Belgium
Best movies:
The Other Son (2012)
Cairo Conspiracy (2022)
A Most Wanted Man (2014)
Areen Omari
Best movies:
The Other Son (2012)
Private (2004)
Laila's Birthday (2008)
Khalifa Natour
Best movies:
The Other Son (2012)
The Band's Visit (2007)
When Pigs Have Wings (2011)
Loai Nofi
Best movies:
The Promise (2011) (series)
Lemon Tree (2008)
Out in the Dark (2012)
Ezra Dagan
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Delegation (2023)
The Other Son (2012)
Majd Bitar
Best movies:
Out in the Dark (2012)
The Other Son (2012)
Omar (2013)
Lana Ettinger
UK
Best movies:
Live and Become (2005)
The Syrian Bride (2004)
The Other Son (2012)
Shira Naor
USA
Best movies:
The Other Son (2012)