The Other Tom

Name: The Other Tom
Genre: Drama
Released: October 14, 2022
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 56
Cast: Abby Alonzo, Alejandra Dozal, Alma Brockhoff, Cristopher Jones, Frank Rico

2022

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Outsider Pictures | Release Date: October 14, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Abby Alonzo, Alejandra Dozal, Alma Brockhoff, Cristopher Jones, Frank Rico, Gigi Chaires, Gloria Carden, Israel Rodriguez, Jaco Rodriguez, Jeanelle Carden, Jorge Castro, Joseph de la Riva, Julia Chavez, Leah Miller, Malicia Dominguez, Marina Garbalena, Michelle Flores, Rigo Zamarron, Samantha Jasso, Sofía Prieto

Summary: 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” in the border city of El Paso, Texas. An absent father further complicates their difficult relationship. Tom is diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and prescribed psychiatricElena is a single mother who relies on Social Services. Her son Tom has behavioral issues and is stigmatized at school as a “problem child” in the border city of El Paso, Texas. 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.… Expand

Director: Laura Santullo and Rodrigo Plá

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 111 min

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Lee Marshall

Oct 13, 2022

The resulting film is both warm and reticent at the same time, so keen to cleave to reality that it shuns dramatic fireworks – particularly in its gentle, muted ending. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Oct 13, 2022

The film’s intimate scenes of mother-son discord are remarkable, played with raw, nerve-pushing testiness by two first-time actors. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Oct 13, 2022

Even as the film wanders about and the emotional bond between mother and child is seriously lacking in this story and these performances, there’s still something engrossing about seeing a mother’s journey through the trials and errors of ensuring her child has an opportunity to learn and at least a shot at a normal, healthy and happy life — with or without pills. Read full review

Concepción de León

Oct 13, 2022

The film, directed by Laura Santullo and Rodrigo Plá, ultimately falls flat, with unconvincing dialogue and a strained delivery by the actors. Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

Oct 13, 2022

Chavez and Rodriguez deliver authentic performances in first-time roles that shine a light on harrowing circumstances, but the script they’re beholden to won’t let us embrace them outside the construct that all professionals are irrefutably out to prey upon the less fortunate. Read full review

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