MOMMY (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Anne Dorval (Laurence Anyways), Antoine Olivier Pilon (Frisson des Collines), Suzanne Clément (2 Seconds), Alexandre Goyette (Twice a Woman), Patrick Huard (Starbuck)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Xavier Dolan (Heartbeats), director, writer, producer, editor; Nancy Grant (Diego Star), producer; Noia (Laurence Anyways), composer; André Turpin (Incendies), cinematographer

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Diane (Dorval), a widowed mother overwhelmed with the difficult responsibility of caring for her troubled and occasionally violent child Steve (Pilon) on her own, finds solace when she acquired the help and support of her mysterious new neighbour Kyla (Clément)…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Mommy, the latest acclaimed film from rising French-Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan, is an exhilarating and beautiful study of motherhood and the complications that can come with it.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 20TH MARCH 2015

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