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The other Tom (El Otro Tom)

(NR) OUTSIDER PICTURES - 111 min
  • DIRECTOR: RODRIGO PLA & LAURA SANTULLO
  • STARRING: JULIA CHAVEZ, ISRAEL RODRIGUEZ BERTORELLI

SHOWTIMES 10/17/2022 (change date):

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Synopsis:

Winner - Best Actress Tokyo Film Festival

Winner - Best Director Warsaw Film Festival

Winner - Best Director Morelia Film Festival 

Elena is a single mother who relies on Social Services. Her son Tom has behavioral issues and is stigmatized at school as a “problem child.” An absent father further complicates their difficult relationship. Tom is diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and prescribed psychiatric medication, but a strange accident alerts his mother as to its side effects. When Elena refuses to continue administering the drugs to Tom, Social Services threaten to remove him from her custody.

 

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Overall Rating Based on 5 Reviews
4.6 out of 5 stars
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JOHN FRANCIS FOX
3 out of 5 stars

INCREDIBLY TOUCHING FILM WITH A FEW PROBLEMATIC SCENES

October 20, 2022
THIS WAS A N INCREDIBLY TOUCHING DEPICTION OF A HOW HARD LIFE CAN BE FOR A SINGLE MOTHER (ESPECIALLY WHEN SHE DOESN'T GET ENOUGH SUPPORT FROM THE CHILD'S FATHER) AND IT ALSO MADE VALID POINTS ABOUT THE DANGER OF OVERMEDICATING CHILDREN WITH CHEMICAL IMBALANCES. I ALSO THOUGHT THAT THE SCENE WHERE TOM KEPT TELLING ELENA THAT HE HATED HER WHEN SHE WAS TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO HIM WHY SHE HAD TO WORK SO MUCH WAS HEART-RENDING. IT WAS EQUALLY TOUCHING WHEN TOM LATER TOLD ELENA THAT HE ONLY SAID HE HATED HER BECAUSE HE WAS ANGRY. HOWEVER, I HAD FEW PROBLEMS WITH THE FILM. ONE WAS THE SCNE WHERE ELENA USED THE PHRASE "STUPID WHITE PEOPLE." THAT'S REALLY JUST AS BAD AS A WHITE PERSON SAYING "STUPID LATIN PEOPLE" OR "STUPID BLACK PEOPLE." I ALSO THOUGHT THAT IT WAS WRONG FOR HER TO CALL ONE OF TOM'S TEACHER A "F----G BITCH" BECAUSE SHE MADE AN INSENSITIVE REMARK ABOUT TOM'S PROBLEM, AND IT WAS EQUALLY WRONG FOR HER TO CALL ANOTHER TEACHER A "NOSY BITCH" BECAUSE SHE EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT TOM'S PROBLEM AND WHEN SHE SAID "F--- YOU" TO A CAMP COUNSELOR FOR ADVISING HER AGAINST TAKING TOM OUT OF CAMP. WE MUST ALWAYS THINK OF ALL THE CHILDREN SUCH AS LISA STEINBERG WHO HAVE DIED BECAUSE TEACHERS AND OTHER ADULTS WERE AFRAID TO SPEAK UP WHEN THEY THOUGHT A CHILD'S LIFE MIGHT BE IN DANGER.

Variety
5 out of 5 stars

"The film's intimate scenes of mother-son discord are remarkable"

September 29, 2022
"The film's intimate scenes of mother-son discord are remarkable"

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Always good movies
5 out of 5 stars

"A finely crafted picture"

September 29, 2022
"A finely crafted picture"

Screen Zealots
5 out of 5 stars

"Director's Rodrigo Pla and Laura Santullo have created a strong, engaging drama"

September 29, 2022
"Director's Rodrigo Pla and Laura Santullo have created a strong, engaging drama"

Screen International
5 out of 5 stars

"Intimate... absorbing...Powerful central performances"

September 29, 2022
"Intimate... absorbing...Powerful central performances"

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