Mommy

Director Xavier Dolan
Year 2014
Run Time 139min
Genre Drama
While Xavier Dolan’s fifth film opens with a title card situating us in “a fictional Canada,” the heartbreaking array of emotions he depicts is very real. The story follows a feisty widowed single mom (Dorval) who unexpectedly finds herself alone as she tries to care for her unpredictable and emotionally volatile 15-year-old son (Pilon). Shot in an Instagram-like 1:1 square aspect ratio, Mommy is simultaneously outrageous and brilliant.

Bursting with life, innovative visuals and a best-of soundtrack, Mommy is a critically acclaimed award-winner, garnering eight Canadian Screen Awards including Best Motion Picture, and the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

Director

Xavier Dolan

Writer

Xavier Dolan

Cast

Anne Dorval, Antoine Olivier Pilon, Suzanne Clément, Patrick Huard

Producers

Sylvain Corbeil, Lyse Lafontaine, Xavier Dolan, Nancy Grant

Genre

Drama

Interest

LGBTQ2S+

Original Language

French