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M/Other (1999)

M/Other poster
Original title
M/OTHER
Directed by
Nobuhiro Suwa
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 27m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man brings his young son from a previous marriage to live with him and his new partner. The three of them must adjust to daily life together while balancing work and their relationship.

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What happens

M/Other est un film japonais réalisé par Nobuhiro Suwa, sorti au Japon en 1999, et en France en 2000. Tetsuro revient un jour à la maison avec Shunsuke, son fils d’un premier mariage. Aki, la femme avec qui il vit maintenant, et Tetsuro lui-même doivent apprendre à vivre avec l’enfant, tout en menant leurs vies professionnelles et leur histoire d’amour. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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