“A quiet, character-driven drama that builds to a suspended, even nebulous conclusion”
THE OTHER TOM / EL OTRO TOM
A film by Rodrigo Plá and Laura Santullo
(Mexico/USA, 2021, 111 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
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.” 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.
Opens Friday, October 14
Cinema Village
22 East 12th Street, New York City
(212) 924-3364 / www.cinemavillage.com
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