Mommy

Name: Mommy
Genre: Drama
Released: 2014
Duration: 140 min
Rating: 4.7
Cast: Anne Dorval, Suzanne Clément, Antoine Olivier Pilon, Patrick Huard, Alexandre Goyette

Xavier Dolan20142h 20mDrama

Why we chose it

Dolan (“Heartbeats”) packs emotion into music-video images that widen the square frame. Diane is too volatile for this world, her teenage son too intense, and Kyla too shy. Three impossible poles find tenderness in chaos and aggression. Scored by Céline Dion, Oasis, Bocelli, Lana Del Rey.

Synopsis

Diane collects her fifteen-year-old son from a psychiatric hospital. Steve is aggressive and impossible to control. Canadian law allows parents to commit a child to a closed facility without a court ruling, but Diane wants him to live with her. Across the street lives a shy and stuttering teacher on leave. Kyla starts tutoring the boy. One day, Diane is sued over something Steve did.