The Other Tom

(2021)

★ 5.4 IMDb · 7 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2021

Runtime: 111 мин

Country: Mexico, United States of America

Director: Rodrigo Plá, Laura Santullo

Cast: Julia Chávez, Israel Rodríguez Bertorelli, Malicia Dominguez, Sergio Leonardo Delgado, Alejandra Dozal, Cristopher Jones, Sofía Alejandra Prieto

Plot

Elena is a single mother dependant on Social Services. Her son Tom has behaviour issues and is stigmatised at school as a "problem child". An absent father further complicates their difficult relationship. Tom is diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and given psychiatric medication, but a strange accident alerts his mother as to their side effects. When she refuses to continue administering the drugs to him, Social Services threaten to take Tom from her.