Mommy
A widowed single mother, raising her violent son alone, finds new hope when a mysterious neighbor inserts herself into their household.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 2h 19m
- Released
- 2014
- Country
- Canada
Details
Release year: 2014
Storyline
A widowed single mother, raising her violent son alone, finds new hope when a mysterious neighbor inserts herself into their household.
Top credits
Anne Dorval — Diane 'Die' Després
Antoine Olivier Pilon — Steve O'Connor Després
Suzanne Clément — Kyla
Patrick Huard — Paul
Did you know
• Most of the film is presented in a 1:1 aspect ratio, where the "viewing area" of the screen is a perfect square.
• When Diane, Steve, and Kyla are having dinner, Steve tells a story about how when he was little and his parents didn't want him to understand their conversations, they would speak in English. Steve says that most conversations ended with either "shut up" or "f*** off." He then says that he tried to befriend a little girl who spoke English by telling her to "shut up" and "f*** off," because those were the only English phrases he knew, and he didn't know what that meant. In the DVD commentary, Anne Dorval actually admits that this is her own personal experience from when she was little, and that she told a neighborhood child to "shut up." Xavier Dolan thought her story was funny and decided to put it into the movie.
• Received a 12 minute standing ovation at the Cannes film festival.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $3,494,070
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $473,882 (2014-09-21)
User reviews
Anne Dorval leads a great cast
Messy and shamelessly indulgent but with a powerful performance at its forefront.
Dolan's future cannot be brighter
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1, 1:1
- Color
- Color
