Mommy is a 2014 Canadian drama film written, directed and edited by Xavier Dolan and starring Anne Dorval, Antoine Olivier Pilon, and Suzanne Clément. The story concerns a mother with a sometimes-violent teenage son, struggling to control his behaviour in a desperate attempt to avoid seeing him being institutionalized.
Film poster
Dolan wrote the screenplay and chose an unconventional aspect ratio for the film.
Anne Dorval received positive reviews for her performance and won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress.
Xavier Dolan-Tadros is a Canadian filmmaker and actor. He began his career as a child actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films. He first received international acclaim in 2009 for his feature film directorial debut, I Killed My Mother, which he also starred in, wrote, and produced, and which premiered at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section and won three awards from the program.
Dolan at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival
Dolan at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival
Dolan at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival
Dolan with the cast of It's Only the End of the World at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival