
A Tale of Love and Darkness(2015)
The story of young Amos Oz, growing up in Jerusalem in the years before Israeli statehood with his parents; his academic father, Arieh, and his dreamy, imaginative mother, Fania.


Two young men, one Israeli and one Palestinian, discover they were accidentally switched at birth.

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

Ezra Dagan
Rabbi
Tamar Shem Or
Yona
The Other Son is a drama film released in 2012 exploring themes of israel, family relationships, teenage boy, switched at birth, woman director. Directed by Lorraine Lévy, it stars Emmanuelle Devos, Pascal Elbé, Jules Sitruk. Two young men, one Israeli and one Palestinian, discover they were accidentally switched at birth.
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