The Other Tom

The Other Tom
Directed byRodrigo Plá
Laura Santullo
Screenplay byAlejandro de Icaza
Gabriela Maldonado
Rodrigo Plá
Laura Santullo
Sandino Saravia Vinay
CinematographyOdei Zabaleta
Edited byMiguel Schverdfinger
Release date
  • 2021 (2021)
LanguageEnglish

The Other Tom (Spanish: El otro Tom) is a 2021 Mexican-American drama film co-written and directed by Rodrigo Plá and Laura Santullo.

The film premiered at the 78th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Horizons competition.[1]

The film was also screened at the 46th Toronto International Film Festival and at the 2021 Warsaw Film Festival, where Plá and Santullo won the award for best director.[2]

Plot

A mother may lose custody of her son because she refuses to medicate his ADHD.

Cast

  • Ioana Bugarin as Cristina Tofan
  • Emanuel Parvu as Marius Preda
  • Cezar Antal as Batin

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 90% of 29 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.40/10.[3]

References

  1. ^ Lodge, Guy (10 November 2021). "'The Other Tom' Review: A Mother and Son Reckon With ADHD in a Thoughtful, Ambiguous Domestic Drama". Variety. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  2. ^ Blaney, Martin (18 October 2021). "Warsaw's top prize goes to Bogdan George Apetri's 'Miracle'". Screen International. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  3. ^ "The Other Tom". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 4 February 2024.