| Director: | Rodrigo Plá, Laura Santullo |
|---|---|
| Production: | Buenaventura Cine (Rodrigo Plá, Laura Santullo), BHD Films (Alejandro de Icaza, Gabriela Maldonado) |
| Running Time: | 111’ |
| Language: | English, Spanish |
| Country: | Mexico, USA |
| Main Cast: | Julia Chávez, Israel Rodriguez Bertorelli |
| Screenplay: | Rodrigo Plá, Laura Santullo |
| Cinematographer: | Odei Zabaleta |
| Editor: | Miguel Schverdfinger |
| Production Designer: | Ana J. Belido |
| Costume Designer: | Malena de la Riva |
| Sound: | Anuar Yahya, María Alejandra Rojas, Chema Ramos Roa |
Cinema
El otro Tom
Orizzonti
Synopsis
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.
Directors’ Statement
he film portrays the relevant and contemporary theme of the excessive use of psichiatric medicines in childhood, but from an intimate tone, where the complicated bond between a young mother and her child turns out to be the emotional core of the story. ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), a diagnosis that turns out to be a stigma and a medication that controls, that calms, but ultimately does not cure.
Producers/Distributors
PRODUCTION 1: Rodrigo Plá, Laura Santullo – Buenaventura Cine
General Juan Cano #8 Apto.6, Col San Miguel
11850 – Ciudad de México, México
Tel. +52 5553350995
Mob. +52 15548711871
rodrigopla7@gmail.com
buenaventuracine@gmail.com
PRODUCTION 2: Alejandro de Icaza, Gabriela Maldonado – BHD Films
General Tiburcio Montiel #68 San Miguel
11850 – Ciudad de México, México
Tel. +52 525567210002
Mob. +52 1 5554078769
bhdestudios@gmail.com
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