The Other Son

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The Other Son

2023

1h 26m

Drama

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Federico and his brother Simon live their teenage years to the fullest, until the day Simon dies by falling from a balcony at a party. While his family falls to pieces before his eyes, Federico tries to live a normal life during his final weeks of school. Unable to mourn, he starts to grow closer to Laura, his dead brother's girlfriend and seems to find comfort in her.

Nilton Arana

Cinencuentro

Whether a journey of maturation or an enervating soap opera, the ineffective tonal changes along with its derivative nature result in an inconsistent exploration of grief but also, a sharp mimesis of postmodern values. [Full review in Spanish]

Aug 12, 2024

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Nicolás Medina

LatAm Cinema

The search for identity narrated in a palette of grays, as in "Días extraños", is interwoven in this case with the experience of mourning. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 10/10

Jan 7, 2024

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Jonathan Holland

Screen International

A forceful, low-key study of the reaction of a middle-class Colombian family to the tragic death of a teenager, The Other Son is a quiet triumph.

Nov 21, 2023

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Alejandro Lingenti

La Nación (Argentina)

The Other Son, apart from honestly chronicling grief, manages to capture with great precision both a broken family dynamic and some common pastimes of contemporary youth... [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Nov 16, 2023

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Ezequiel Boetti

Otroscines.com

... Quebrada registers the [tragic] situation with the right amount of distance to demolish the viewer without low blows or parading others' misfortune. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Nov 15, 2023

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Gustavo Herrera Taboada

Cinencuentro

The Other Son is sufficiently lucid, moving and accessible, especially for a teenage audience. [Full review in Spanish]

Nov 15, 2023

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Juan Sebastián Quebrada

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Miguel González

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Ilona Almansa

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Jenny Nava

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Simón Trujillo

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Juan Sebastián Quebrada

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Federico and his brother Simon live their teenage years to the fullest, until the day Simon dies by falling from a balcony at a party. While his family falls to pieces before his eyes, Federico tries to live a normal life during his final weeks of school. Unable to mourn, he starts to grow closer to Laura, his dead brother's girlfriend and seems to find comfort in her.

Director: Juan Sebastián Quebrada
Producer: Franco Lolli, Capucine Mahé
Screenwriter: Juan Sebastián Quebrada
Production Co: Evidencia Films, Geko Films, Le Tiro, TresMilMundos Cine
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Runtime: 1h 26m