The Other Side

(Roberto Minervini, France/Italy 2015, 92 min., DCP)

Rochester Premiere. In an invisible territory at the margins of society lives a wounded community facing the threat of being forgotten by political institutions and having their rights as citizens trampled. Disarmed veterans, taciturn adolescents, drug addicts trying to escape addiction through love, ex–special forces soldiers still at war with the world, floundering young women and future mothers, and old people who have not lost their desire to live—through this hidden pocket of humanity, the curious and fearless gaze of Roberto Minervini opens a window to the abyss of today’s America. One of the most controversial films of 2015; viewer discretion is very strongly advised—strictly forbidden for minors.

“. . . a soul-draining, feature-length look at the bastard stepchildren of the American Dream.”– Variety