The Other Son

2012 | Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

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

Scores

Overall Score
56.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
43.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
62.3%
Review Aggregate
77.2

Critic Consensus

78.8% Fresh • 52 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 79% of 52 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, uplifting, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

politicalupliftingemotionalfamily-friendlydarkrealistichistoricalthought-provokingsurrealvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Emmanuelle Devos2012$141,000$192,000(est)
Pascal Elbé2012$87,000$118,000(est)
Jules Sitruk2012$65,000$89,000(est)
Mehdi Dehbi2012$53,000$73,000(est)
Areen Omari2012$46,000$62,000(est)
Khalifa Natour2012$40,000$55,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score79.0
RT critic review count52
Rotten Tomatoes audience score78.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes3,858

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$1,285,918$1,756,936
International2012$2,534,487$3,462,842
Worldwide2012$3,820,405$5,219,778

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2012$1,656,754$2,263,605
Digital Rentals ?2012$2,864,000$3,913,052
Digital Purchases ?2012$1,287,000$1,758,414
Physical Rentals ?2012$4,539,000$6,201,587
Physical Purchases ?2012$11,214,000$15,321,567
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$514,367$702,774
Total Revenues2012$22,075,121$30,160,999
Expenses
Budget ?2012$2,700,000$3,688,981
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$3,042,000 (est)$4,156,252 (est)
Participations2012$883,000$1,206,433
Residuals ?2012$1,337,000$1,826,729
Interest & Overhead2012$540,000$737,796
Total Expenses2012$8,502,000$11,616,191
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$13,573,121$18,544,808

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