The Other Son

OtherSonThe idea of babies switched at birth has always been a staple of dramatic fiction, perhaps because it is no rare occurrence. Shakespeare used it in The Comedy of Errors and W.S. Gilbert used it twice, in The Gondoliers and HMS Pinafore.

Here it is used in the more serious setting of Israel and the Occupied Territories in a French-Israeli co-production whose more contrived and formulaic elements are redeemed by some solid and heartfelt performances.

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Currently being shown at

Empire Cinema and Paramount in Wellington

The Bridgeway in Auckland

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