The Other Son

"The Prince and The Pauper gets a modern Middle Eastern political twist when a blood test reveals that Israeli and Palestinian babies were swapped at birth. Much to his amazement, wannabe musician Joseph (Jules Sitruk), is not the child of his French mother and Israeli army colonel father."

"An adequate if never surprising effort."

"The cast's performances are so gut-wrenching (particularly from Emmanuelle Devos) that the film's hopeful message and abundance of heart prove impossible to resist."

"Rescued from her maudlin, preachy tendencies by the skill and sensitivity of the actors, who turn a wobbly parable of tolerance into a graceful and touching story of real people in a surreal situation."

"In an altered situation, it is easy to imagine Joseph and Yacine fighting and even killing each other, each one mistaken by the other for the enemy. The significance of this parable is there to be seen."

"A case of good intentions overwhelming the inherent drama - quite simply, political correctness got the best of it."

"Features terrific performances from its multinational cast and an overtly positive message that never quite succumbs to pure sentimentalism."

"The setup is too contrived, carried along by conversations that are either confrontational or artificially elusive."