It shines a light on the harrowing circumstances that single mothers and children with mental disorders are subjected to due to their socioeconomic backgrounds.

| Sep 8, 2023

Plá and Santullo cleverly avoid sentimentality and predictability by taking a more discreet and subtle direction that doesn’t have a clear destination.

| Original Score: 6.5/10 | Nov 10, 2022

Poignant story of a mother trying to decide what is the best approach for dealing with her son who has ADHD.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 27, 2022

The characters are beautifully drawn, the relationship between mother and son forming the bedrock of the film.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 20, 2022

This film about a struggling single mother and her rambunctious child plays like a less vivid version of The Florida Project, with stilted writing and stiff performances unfortunately sapping the drama of its emotional impact.

| Original Score: 2.75/5 | Oct 18, 2022

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

| Oct 13, 2022

A warm, genuinely poignant story about a mother's unconditional love for her son.

| Oct 11, 2022

The Other Tom is more about shining a light on an issue than giving any answers. Filmmakers Rodrigo Pla and Laura Santallo also tackle the microaggressions that come with class and gender. It is a somber look at people that are often forgotten ignored.

| Oct 11, 2022

As the film progresses the more we care about the characters and the more doubts they provoke within us. [Full review in Spanish]

| Oct 5, 2022

... A film that rattles yet doesn't unnecessarily thrust anguish upon the viewer. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 7/10 | Sep 9, 2022

The Other Tom disappoints when it comes to pacing and sins for its length, but we must recognize in Plá and Santullo a fierce desire to battle the system and its injustices.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 1, 2022

A look at humanity, at the camaraderie, the filial love that remains under a ton of legal drugs pushed by a gigantic oppressor. [Full review in Spanish]

| Jun 29, 2022

Just a wonderful movie, and I have a feeling its the tip of the iceberg of the great cinema coming from South of the Border.

| Feb 23, 2022

The sympathetic characterizations of the unfortunates won me over, in this open-ended film that was well-acted by the leads.

| Original Score: B | Nov 21, 2021

A quiet, character-driven drama that builds to a suspended, even nebulous conclusion.

| Nov 10, 2021

We must recognize the work of Julia Chávez and especially of a very surprising Israel Rodríguez (Tom), who are the soul of the whole story. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 4, 2021

Compelling story [but] inconsistent in both the storytelling and acting.

| Oct 15, 2021

There will never be an easy answer to the problem of overmedicating children, but the film raises important questions on both sides and should get audiences talking.

| Oct 11, 2021

An absorbing and genuine story about the uncaring and broken systems supposed to protect the well-being of children. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 10, 2021

The Other Tom is thus rendered a conversation ender. It shuts every argument down just like Elena does and Tom is left suffering alone.

| Original Score: D+ | Sep 19, 2021