The Other Son

The Other Son

PG-13 2012 · 105 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

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

Directed by Lorraine Lévy · Written by Noam Fitoussi

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