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The Other Son

The Other Son

20126.51h 45m

Overview

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

Directed by Lorraine Lévy
Written by Noam Fitoussi, Nathalie Saugeon, Lorraine Lévy
Produced by Virginie Lacombe, Raphaël Berdugo
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Top Cast

Emmanuelle Devos

Emmanuelle Devos

Orith Silberg

Pascal Elbé

Pascal Elbé

Alon Silberg

Jules Sitruk

Jules Sitruk

Joseph Silberg

Mehdi Dehbi

Mehdi Dehbi

Yacine Al Bezaaz

Areen Omari

Areen Omari

Leïla Al Bezaaz

Khalifa Natour

Khalifa Natour

Saïd Al Bezaaz

Mahmoud Shalaby

Mahmoud Shalaby

Bilal Al Bezaaz

Bruno Podalydès

Bruno Podalydès

David

Ezra Dagan

Ezra Dagan

Rabbi

T

Tamar Shem Or

Yona

Themes & Keywords

israelfamily relationshipsteenage boyswitched at birthwoman director

About The Other Son

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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