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2007 Berlin Film Festival Jury Prize. It tells the story of a mysterious man who changes his identity. As usual, a business trip to another country one day turned into the beginning of another journey: when he arrived at his destination, Juan Desouza found that a man beside him had died. By some strange combination of circumstances, like entering a game world, he decided to use this person's identity to find a job and a place to live, and he did not want to go back to his old life. In this new life of his, in a state of possibility and without purpose, the man embarks on an adventure to discover his true nature. In order to rediscover his outlook on life, he uses his most basic instincts to try to understand his understanding of life. For him, what kind of life he chooses and why he lives is by no means only one possibility. This film was co-produced by Germany, France and Argentina. Ariel Roth is a young Argentine director and screenwriter. Following the release of "Sólo por hoy" (Living Elsewhere) in 2001, Ariel Roth came to Berlin again with "El otro". The film is the director's second film. Julio Chávez, best known for his role in Maria Lusa Behm's 1982