El otro
1986, Spanish. Directed by Arturo Ripstein.
A novelist travels to the country to learn the problems of a friend's shy son and runs into an intruder.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
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- Released
- 24 April 1986
- Country
- Mexico
- Written by
- Manuel Puig, Silvina Ocampo, Arturo Ripstein
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El otro runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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El otro isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 April 1986. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like El otro?
If you liked El otro, try Memories of a Teenager, This Is Not Berlin, Men of Hard Skin.
Who directed El otro?
El otro (1986) was directed by Arturo Ripstein and stars Rafael Sánchez Navarro, Ignacio López Tarso, Juan Ignacio Aranda.