The Other Me
Directed by Giga Agladze
Written by Giga Agladze
Starring Jim Sturgess, Andreja Pejic
Release Date February 4th, 2022
The Other Me operates on dream logic. The film starring Jim Sturgess and Andreja Pejic as two halves of the same person may seem obtuse or bizarre but that is intentional. The Other Me is telling a story about discovering trans identity using a divided psyche and the fractured emotional plane of dreams to lay the groundwork for a story about a bartender going blind from an unnamed disorder who finds his sight again when he discovers his mirror self as a trans woman.
Irakli (Sturgess) may work as a bartender but he has a vision to change the future as an architect. Unfortunately his dreams are upended when he is told that he has a rare eye disorder that will render him blind sooner rather than later. This is not merely a setback for Irakli’s dreams, it’s a death blow for his already struggling marriage to Nutsa (Antonia Campbell Hughes). She’s already secretly sleeping with Irakli’s best friend and boss, Giorgi (Michael Socha). Irakli’s despondency over his blindness is only going to drive them further apart.
Find my full length review at Geeks.Media, linked here.
