DIGARI (THE OTHER) دیگری

Screening November 24th, 9:15pm A young boy is forced to go on a trip to the capital city, Tehran, with his soon to be step-father. Their relationship dramatically changes during their inevitable trip. The Other is a beautiful coming of age story that follows this little boy with his potential step-father as they embark on a forced trip to sell a van. Their journey takes them to various cities and villages as they learn about each other and eventually create a strong father - son bond.

The Other is a conventional road movie with an odd couple in the front seats. As the story progresses these two come to see each other in a different light and successfully bond. In this case the point of connection between the boy and the man is the frustration they both carry inside them of not possessing any control over their own lives. To live in a society that requires little boys to act as men and shoulder the weight of entire households while at same time having all the important decisions taken over their heads. This and the memory of the father bring the characters closer and set them against a common adversary, the boy’s older uncle who has chosen another man for his mother to marry.