The Other Son
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The Other Son

As he is preparing to join the Israeli army for his national service, Joseph discovers he is not his parents’ biological son, and that he was inadvertently switched at birth with Yacine, the son of a Palestinian family from the West Bank. This revelation turns the lives of these two families upside down, forcing them to reassess their respective identities, their values, and their beliefs.

Year: 2012

Time: 105 minutes

Watch the film’s trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RSyBqO18v0&ab_channel=YouTubeMovies

Watch the film through your public library here: https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/5736003

Rent the DVD here: https://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/The-Other-Son/70260528

Tags: children, military, Movies, Israel, Palestine

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