Mommy Trailer

Diane Després (Anne Dorval) has recently lost her husband. As a newly widowed mother, she is left trying to raise her ADHD son, Steve (Antoine Olivier Pilon) by herself. When she sees a new neighbour move into the house across the street, she decides that she's going to meet her, and ask her for some help raising her son. As Diane tries to press Steve with some hard love, she is overcome with not only her motherly instinct, but the knowledge that her son is a very good child, even if he's violent. But will even a mother's love endure the challenges they still have left to face?

'Mommy' is the fifth film by Canadian director, Xavier Dolan, who also served as the writer for the film. The film contains a small cast, consisting of Anne Dorval ('I Killed My Mother'), Antoine-Olivier Pilon ('The Pee-Wee 3D: The Winter That Changed My Life'), Suzanne Clément ('Laurence Anyways'), Alexandre Goyette ('C.A.') and Patrick Huard ('Starbuck'). The film debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in May, 2014, where it received a 13-minute standing ovation. It has received superb reviews, and is set for release in October, 2014.