The Other Fellow
A film about Men, Real men. Named James Bond.
United Kingdom
80 min
English, Swedish
An energetic exploration of male identity via the lives, personalities, and adventures of a diverse band of men, real men across the globe all sharing the same name – James Bond.
1953. Jamaica. When author Ian Fleming needs a name for his suave, sophisticated secret agent, he steals one from an unaware birdwatcher and creates a pop-culture phenomenon about the ultimate fictional alpha-male.
2023. Seventy years after the publication of the first Bond novel and as all eyes turn to who could be the seventh 007, Australian filmmaker Matthew Bauer is on a global mission to discover the lasting, contrasting and very personal impacts of sharing such an identity with James Bond.
From a Swedish 007 super-fan with a WWII past to a gay New York theatre director, an African American Bond accused of murder, and two resilient women caught up in it all, Bauer’s cinematic mission is an audacious, poignant, and insightful examination of masculinity, gender, and race in the very real shadows of a movie icon.
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93% Fresh
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MARK KERMODE
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“You should see the documentary. It is a much more interesting film about people called James Bond than you would expect it to be.” - Mark Kermode
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FILM THREAT
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★★★★ "Through research and diligence, filmmaker Matthew Bauer managed to string together an intriguing and engaging film.." - Alan Ng
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FRANCE24
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"I really enjoyed The Other Fellow which gets incredible mileage out of traveling the world to speak to people who are really named James Bond." - Lisa Nesselson
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EMPIRE
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★★★★ “Surprisingly profound” - John Nugent
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THE SUN
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★★★★ “Wild and whimsical, this bizarre documentary won't fail to impress. It clearly has a Licence To Thrill” - Josh Saunders
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DAILY MAIL
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★★★★ “Australian filmmaker Matthew Bauer deftly swerves it in surprising, thoughtful and occasionally touching directions” - Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
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THE GUARDIAN
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“Fun, funny, whimsical film about non-famous James Bonds” - Leslie Felperin
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WHYNOW
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★★★★ “Entertaining, humorous, and occasionally harrowing" - Harvey Solomon-Brady
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MOVIEZINE
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★★★★ “Matthew Bauer surprises with a skillfully composed, and unique, documentary that manages to include everything from comedy to tragedy.” - Erika Jarhed
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THE SUNDAY TIMES
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“Quite surprising…each tale has its own piquancy.” - Edward Porter
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TOTAL FILM
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“Engaging…the playful investigation steadily deepens.” - Kevin Harley
