Carla Tate (Juliette Lewis), is the mentally challenged daughter of society wife Elizabeth Tate (Diane Keaton). For the wealthy socialite, Carla is an embarrassment - an unmanageable and unmarriageable daughter.
Carla has been in training school for several years, safe from the overprotective Elizabeth and her society friends and safely out of the way of the social limelight of her family. But when she graduates, she says she wants to become a veterinarean nurse and wants to live on her own, this causes much upset.
She soon meets Danny McMann (Giovanni Ribisi), a young man with a very similar situation to her own, and with him starts to explore love, the transcending power of marching bands and the delights of the local bus terminal.
This is a touching, spirited drama. The talented Juliette Lewis is given a powerful backing cast, including sterling veterans Keaton and Skerrit, as well as a role to get her teeth into. Lewis has long been known for portraying vulnerable but wilful characters; here is one of her most memorable.
The Other Sister is a Film programme that first aired in 1998 and has been classified a 12 certificate.
