A school science project spirals into full-blown chaos in The Other Me, a 2022 comedy with a sci-fi twist directed by Giga Agladze.
What is The Other Me about?
Will Browning is meant to be finishing a straightforward class assignment when an experiment goes sideways and produces something he never planned for: a second version of himself, identical in every visible way but not in temperament. What follows is less a tidy sci-fi puzzle than a family comedy stretched to its limits, as two versions of the same teenager pull in opposite directions at home, at school and with the people around them. The film leans into the awkwardness of that setup rather than the mechanics of how the clone came to exist, using the duplication as a running excuse for mounting misunderstandings. Underneath the gags sits a fairly familiar coming-of-age question about which parts of yourself you'd actually want doubled, and which you'd rather keep to one copy.
About the cast
Jim Sturgess and Antonia Campbell-Hughes head a cast that also includes Andreja Pejic, Rhona Mitra, Orla Brady, Jordi Mollà, Michael Socha and Billy Barratt, a mix of British and international faces built for a family-comedy ensemble.
Context & significance
The Other Me was made in Georgia and runs a brisk 90 minutes, keeping its science-fiction premise light rather than treating cloning as hard science. It sits comfortably in family-friendly territory, aiming its comedy at a broad audience rather than a genre-savvy one, with the fantastical setup mostly serving as a vehicle for household comedy and teenage friction.
Watching The Other Me on Ktime
K-Time streams The Other Me with a Persian dub and Persian subtitles, so viewers can watch it in whichever form suits their household. Browsing the film's page costs nothing, and playing it only requires signing in with a free K-Time account. The service is built around a Farsi-first viewing experience for Persian-speaking families wherever they live.