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Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother (2026)
Summary
Latif, a devoutly religious hitman, struggles to balance his work, faith, and responsibilities as a father. When his wife dies, he embarks on a desperate journey across Houston to protect his children, confronting the forces closing in around him and the beliefs threatening to unravel within.
Director
Bassam Tariq
Writer
Bassam Tariq
Cast
- Mahershala Ali as Latif
- John Cho as Pastor Hwan
- Giancarlo Esposito as Abdul Malik
- Abubakr Ali as Hatty
- Laith Nakli as Mike Mahmoudi
- Adia as Fatiha
- Jahleel Kamara as Qadir
- Tiffany Boone as Fugazi
- Tramell Tillman as Talib
- Shakirah DeMesier as Khadijah
- John Henry Ward as Elder Wade
- Alyssa Gihee Kim as Tara
- Ashley P. Jones as Dana
- Aaron Goodson as Khalis
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
Metacritic: 84
VOD / Release
October 9, 2026 (Theatrical)
Trailer
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u/per5on4 1d ago
i find the movie’s use of restraint so fascinating. like for example, there’s not many action scenes compared to the overarching narrative, so when latif’s able to get physical it leaves much more of an impact. mahershala holy shit
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u/p_yth 1d ago
Ehh I wish they had more action (found the climax a little underwhelming cause all the build up to a final fight was cut short so quick) but I respect this take
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u/soonerfreak 1d ago
I'm actually glad he didn't go full John Wick. Got some kills in but still reasonably lost.
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u/per5on4 1d ago
i think the final fight was done perfectly. there was no chance that latif could believably take down a room of armed [albeit buffoonish] goons without dying. what’s the only way to show hwan yoon at fault? challenging his beliefs.
since latif was presumably resurrected by his daughter and their reaffirmed faith in islam, hwan is just befuddled to the point where he stops attacking. we don’t get exact confirmation whether or not his similar experience actually happened, so for hwan to find latif to be a man of strong character—strong enough to go home BEFORE a hospital visit for a gangster’s spoiled nephew who distorted the faith for gain, strikes him to the core.
was his crusade against hatty, and by extension islam, given strength by his god? has his discriminatory beliefs in assimilating to western values caused him to not be like latif? was he actually resurrected? will he be forgiven in his afterlife?
it won’t matter, because latif now is given the opportunity to be vulnerable with his children once again
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u/OddSetting5077 21h ago
There were plenty of action scenes Bathroom Inside van Stripper/church place Apartment Mansion
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u/Bullsonparade92 1d ago
John Cho reppin Htown with his grill!
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u/GoldandBlue 1d ago
John Cho and Sterling K Brown with some unexpected but very memorable villain turns this year.
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u/zudoplex 1d ago
It's weird, but the world of both films felt similar. Like they worked with similar rules. These guys could bump into each other.
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u/accessgranter 1d ago
It’s funny, cool looking, has some awesome performances (including the young Adia more than holding her own with Mahershala Ali), and to top it off, has what might the best use of Vaseline I’ve ever seen on-screen.
It’s one of the best movies of the year for me.
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u/heavilyThinkingAbout 1d ago
The Vaseline part was so cool to me, never seen anything close to that in an action movie before. It was so unique
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u/TheHouseOfGryffindor 1d ago
I know the action isn’t front and center the entire time, but boy, what a painful reminder that we’ll never get that Mahershala Ali Blade movie
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u/Able_Advertising_371 1d ago
It was necessary for us to get this movie
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u/GoldandBlue 1d ago
100%. If Blade had to fail to get this made than it is for the best.
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u/Whitstand 22h ago
Disagree. I thought it was an ok movie. Not bad at all but left me wanting more.
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u/Phillip_Spidermen 12h ago
I wonder how much of the story was from their Blade ideas. I could imagine the following coming from it:
- swap out he need for milk with blood
- conflict with daughter
- old wise mentor death at the hands of religious extremists
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u/asurfeitofsugar 1d ago
I loved how both of the children were characterized, the little boy was so sweet trying to naively help his father to pray and keep faith, whilst the elder daughter was on a similar path to her father, disillusioned with faith but in a more honest way. Latif was trying to maintain the illusion that he still believed, perhaps in part for his children, even as it was clear that he had stopped praying.
I also loved how, because John Cho's backstory was that his mother had prayed him back to life... when he saw Latif survive, not only did he know it was a miracle, he knew it was a miracle because someone was praying for Latif.
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u/Necessary_Brush4164 19h ago
I also liked the symbolism of him entering the strip club to get breast milk. The solo shot of him a single door entering and then looking back before closing, you just knew something was going to happen
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u/Phillip_Spidermen 12h ago
Yeah he and John Chos character ultimately had a lot in common. They were both willing to go to violent extremes for their faith, though we only get hints at what Latif did before. Then the parallel experience in the end where they’re saved by prayer.
It was even ambiguous whether the porn guy was actually trafficking people. Sure, he said no, but he was quick to offer up a girl and record it for Latif.
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u/asurfeitofsugar 8h ago
My understanding about "offering" a girl and recording it for Latif was that it was less evidence for whether or not he was trafficking women (I agree they left it ambiguous on purpose) and more about showing what his actual motivation was. He was another person who had grown disillusioned with his faith and it had curdled into such hatred that his ultimate goal was rebelling against it. There's a reason he like brings a bus full of women to the masjid and keeps trying to get Latif (an outwardly proud conservative muslim) to record a video. He's angry at God and religion and so he wants to spit on it. He wants to record Latif and draw Latif into his world as proof his old teacher really isn't any different, that religion and God are all bullshit.
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u/Necessary_Brush4164 5h ago
That’s a fantastic point. I forgot about his journey back to faith. I’m certain that at the end when he asks Latif how are they alive , and he replies prayer from his daughter, that might change him
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u/Honest_Cheesecake698 1h ago
It is interesting because it implies that the Muslim and Christian versions of God are both valid.
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u/zudoplex 1d ago
The ol' switcheroo. Draws us in with action, then giving us a solid movie on love and faith. (And breast milk)
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u/Zirael1121 1d ago
the beauty of this movie imo is the impact the mother had while never being on screen albeit the flashback moments. perfectly representing the verse, the movie highlights that Latif might never be able to fill the shoes of the mother (Little Qadir mentioning he was destined to fail because how can he fill a shoe 3x his size). overall, a masterpiece of a movie, one of the best released this year.
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u/SnooSeagulls20 1d ago
did this not feel like an upgraded version of "dead wife montage" trope to you? I swear, I thought the story was basically a 2.0 version of everything I've seen before
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u/Zirael1121 1d ago
i feel that, but I do think his repeated failures, everyone's warnings/questionings about his profession and motives, and the consequences of his actions help showcase that the movie isn't necessarily trying to redeem him in any way, but to relay the importance of the mother/maternal figure in the family. The family structure, and their relationship with god and their community was held down by their mother and not their father. We aren't really seeing the journey of Latif, but more so his family.
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u/SnooSeagulls20 18m ago edited 14m ago
agreed, but I guess that's my point? like why do I care about this man? He's just a misguided dude, a guy who thought being a Hitman was the right decision for his family and a woman who was delusional enough to support that idea? and believe in him and see something good in him or whatever the flashbacks helped him feel about himself
it's not an innovative or revolutionary idea to acknowledge that women tend to be the connectors to community and spirituality for most families... like I don't think I needed a 2-hour movie to know that about society or their family representing a microcosm of society??
I guess for me the whole journey was kind of blase. I think what would be an actually interesting story is what happens after the final scene. okay, so he's decided to finally quit being a Hitman because of a miracle, right? and for the love of his family. All right. now what? how does a man who has basically only enacted violence as a means to make money, how does he make money now? how does he balance making money with taking care of his family? how does he reconnect himself to his religion? how is he challenged and how does he grow as a person? as a father? THAT is a story that is often little told about men. THAT would be interesting.
watching a man go on a hero's journey with a bunch of violence so that he can get to the OBVIOUS sane understanding that it's hmmm probably bad to be a Hitman while you were the lead adult in your family, is just not that interesting. it's literally just frustrating to watch. it's like men will kill 50 other men with a sword instead of just go to therapy, you know? blahhhhhhhh
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u/dioscuri_ 1d ago
Showed up for Mahershala Ali, who delivers a beautiful performance as expected, but John Cho and Adria were stand outs as well. Cho was so good in Columbus years ago and I’m so happy he was able to shows his range in this.
This film is surprising in how quickly it’ll shift from making you laugh, to squirming with anxiety, admiring the cool action, and then stew in your feelings as some character says a poignant line or makes a gesture. The tonal balance throughout is so impressive and in lesser hands this film would be a mess.
The kids feature heavily in this movie and their acting and dialogue is handled so well. They felt so real and family dynamic and the humorous/emotional beats always felt earned. Everything worked in this film for me. Fingers crossed that Tariq and Ali collab again someday.
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u/DoggoZombie 37m ago
Yeah I really liked Cho, had a respectable character and also seemed to like Lateef
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u/HungerSTGF 1d ago
Saw this at TIFF, was blown away by its balanced combination of spiritual introspection, emotional family drama, intense action and most surprising of all, comedy. I laughed a lot more than I expected to during this.
Title explanation during the climax of the action at the end was incredible. Everyone should go see it.
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u/deelow_42 1d ago
Hello Kitty with doggystyle don't go together
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u/xerxesdarius 21h ago edited 19h ago
Bassam's video for Riz MC captures the disconnect here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtuZBFdO3VA 8 years ago...
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u/SnooSeagulls20 1d ago
I thought this whole thing was weird - who's idea was it to have the thing be furry porn? why have the daughter watching porn at all? why was that a necessary plot piece? could they not have found something else to have a little bonding laugh moment over? just weird choice in this moment in time
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u/socks123 1d ago
Although odd, I thought it spoke to what the family was going through. Ali's character really left a lot of the day to day parenting to his wife when she was alive, that when she's gone his kids watching weirder stuff online unsupervised while he's trying to provide makes sense. It made the mothers absence to me feel a bit more real.
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u/Whitstand 22h ago
I thought it made the character feel more real. A teenage girl getting into furry shit? That's just like so much of Tumblr and Deviantart.
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u/SnooSeagulls20 7m ago
I guess, but it felt very strange and completely not real/relatable to me. I was once a teen girl, and sure I looked stuff up but furry porn? while that didn't exist in my day, there were probably other things equivalent, but I just don't think that's what teen girls are looking up. maybe they are, but I think there's still a way to make the character feel relatable and demonstrate the situation going on between the family that doesn't need to involve a teen being engaged with pretty far out there porn stuff
like can we please just start distancing teen girls from any stories that involve porn please and the year of our Lord 2026 after Epstein Island, can we just start finding ways to make female characters relatable that don't involve furry porn associations? I'm not even a Christian prude or anything. I just found it weird and off-putting
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u/tony_the_scribe 1d ago
Absolutely adored this movie. One Battle After Another meets Leon The Professional meets John Wick. Brilliant brilliant film.
John Cho is one of the most unique brilliant villains I've ever seen here.
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u/RokuAang625 1d ago
I thought the actress who played Mahershala’s daughter was great,hope to see her in more projects
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u/Somnambulist815 1d ago
One thing I really appreciated about this movie is just how serious the violence is treated. Even though Latif has Blade moves, there are no flurries of stabs, no one gets up after a concussion worthy hit. One of the best segments in the film is in Latifs apartment when hes got Mike's guy bleeding out. Its like a two inch stab in the armpit but everyone knows what's gonna happen, and Mike isnt some callous mob boss, he feels for his guy. This weight of violence really pays off especially in the climax. I dont think it would work as well without that degree of groundedness
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u/Officialnoah 1d ago
Some insane one liners in this
“Tiny Taliban, Halal Hammer, Black ISIS, IDF your family” just to name a few
Great film, so good to see Mahershala again
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u/mrfujidoesacid 1d ago
A massive success. I could easily see "elevated action" becoming a new bullshit subgenre in five years, as other filmmakers try to capture a fraction of the magic on display here. Ali should be a frontrunner for Best Actor, John Cho and Adia also deserve Supporting noms. One of my favorites of the year.
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u/ArcticLeet 1d ago
Just got out of the theater with some friends and absolutely loved this. I especially appreciated how much Islamic tradition and history was woven into the film without making it feel like a lecture. There are so many little things that I imagine would mean more to someone familiar with Islam, but the movie does a great job of making them accessible to everyone.
One of my favorite scenes was the car ride with Giancarlo Esposito's character, Abdul Malik, when he explains the significance of Khadijah's name. For those unfamiliar, Khadijah was the Prophet Muhammad's first wife, and when he first received revelation and was terrified by what had happened to him, she was the one who comforted him and believed in him. I thought that was such a beautiful parallel to Latif and his own Khadijah. She was the person who saw the humanity in a man who had spent so much of his life killing, and without her he's completely lost.
The other thing I keep thinking about is Mike's warning early in the film that Latif has a gift. By the ending, when John Cho's character shoots him and he somehow wakes up alive, are we supposed to understand that his gift is immortality? Because if so, that's an incredibly sad existence. A man who can survive anything but couldn't save the one person who gave his life meaning. And without her, or the faith he's struggling to hold onto, what is he really left with? Just an immortal man condemned to keep killing?
I'm still trying to make sense of that ending, and I'd love to hear how others interpreted it. But man, what a film. I'm so glad something this unapologetically Muslim exists, especially one that trusts its audience enough to explore faith with this much complexity.
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u/Eradomsk 1d ago edited 1d ago
I don’t think the movie is suggesting some notion of immortality at all. The “gift” reference was clearly about his capacity for killing- I don’t think it was meant to mean something bigger.
His awakening in the last sequence was because of his daughter’s prayers. Their faith, or at least his daughter’s, protected him and kept him here.
The dimensions of faith is the most interesting part of the film, for me at least. Some co-opting faith as righteous violence, like Cho’s character, others using it as a protector like Ali’s daughter, or that it can be simple kindness like the mormans in the film. Mercy, and retribution/punishment. I’ve just seen it so I’m still chewing on it, but it really showed us the broad spectrum of faith’s evils and goodness.
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u/ArcticLeet 1d ago
I agree that the gift is most likely his ability to kill. I might just be reading something into the movie that isn't there, partly because Tariq and Mahershala were originally supposed to make Blade together, and I couldn't help thinking about that connection (immortal daywalker/vampire).
I understood that his daughter's prayers brought him back, but I guess I would've preferred the immortality angle. Not because I have a problem with fantastical elements, but because I find the idea of someone literally being brought back through prayer a little less interesting than a man cursed with immortality, especially one who's lost the person who made his life worth living.
The world Tariq created is bizarre enough that I could've bought it. Although maybe I'm exaggerating how bizarre it is. It's just Houston lol. Either way, I really like your reading of the different expressions of faith, I noticed that as well. Great film overall.
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u/Drakulia5 2h ago
I disagree but I think this comment and one's similar to it are helping me find the words to articulate what did make the film stick for me. What's interesting about the resurrection for me is the context it puts Latif in with the other characters and that is also what I find most interesting about the film overall.
For the resurrection specifically, I find the fact that it comes as a result of Fatiha praying rather than some reward for righteousness bestowed upon Latif. Like in the end, he lost his last stand badly. He even prays as he is dying but it isn't his actions that bring him back, it is the faith of his daughter. We have tons of movies of grizzled emotionally stunted fathers/husbands fighting to the death to protect or avenge their loved ones and sacrificing themselves in a final stand to punctuate that commitment. And yet in this case, while he does put up a fight, Latif is unceremoniously shot in the back without taking out many of his opposition. His dies a very mundane death for an action protagonist. But his being brought bakc reflects that. That he needs to shed this righteous protector figure and just be a father to his children. He shouldn't be trying to do some kind of grand sacrifice to honor his wife's memory or keep his kids safe. He needs to learn to fill the shoes of a man who is there for his children, as mundane as that may be compared to his personal but isolating crusade against extremists.
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u/probablyrobertevans 1d ago
No, he isn't cursed with immortality. His daughter prayed for his survival and Allah brought him back. That's why Cho and the Christian militia are so stunned. They've just seen a miracle. But it wasn't their miracle.
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u/dukearcher 1d ago
Why do we feel this way about Islam as if it's some rare thing to be celebrating? Such a fucking weird comment
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u/ArcticLeet 1d ago
I mean, your comment is exactly why movies like this matter. The fact that someone appreciating a thoughtful portrayal of Islam in American cinema bothers you this much kind of proves my point
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u/dukearcher 1d ago
Reddit's reaction bothers me. Replace it with any other religion and Reddit would be complaining
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u/windstone12 1d ago
It’s odd, this subreddit will make fun of Angel Studios (for good reason), but then comments like this get upvoted. Strange double standards
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u/Somnambulist815 1d ago
Did you watch the movie? It doesn't treat Muslims as saintly or Islam as some perfect path. Its a film about personal faith.
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u/windstone12 1d ago
Christians would say the same about any Angel Studios movie.
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u/Somnambulist815 1d ago
So you didn't watch the movie
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u/windstone12 1d ago
I did, why else do you think I’m commenting on it. Believe it or not people can have different opinions
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u/Somnambulist815 1d ago
You think any imam or sheik is gonna endorse this movie the way a pastor would endorse War Room or Gods Not Dead 35? If you can't make out the distinction then you either haven't seen the movie, saw it with blinders, or don't have the cognitive function to parse the two
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u/windstone12 1d ago
I’m not religious so I don’t know any Iman or Sheiks, honestly don’t know what they are. I’m a simple man, I don’t like movies that make ANY religion front and center
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u/Somnambulist815 1d ago
Well then I don't know why the fuck you bothered visiting this discussion thread to lie about watching the movie
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u/chyno_11 16h ago
For me I interpret the ending that he had a bullet proof vest.
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u/browsingaround-_- 16h ago
There were entry and exit wounds. That’s why Hwan freaked out searching for a vest and came to the realization that someone prayed for him. He noticed he wasn’t wearing a vest and knew someone saved Latif like his mom saved him
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u/toastednachos 1d ago
Absolute banger. Son Lux made an amazing soundtrack and the DP captured Houston well. Marvel not letting this director-actor duo cook with Blade is their biggest fumble ever.
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u/Somnambulist815 1d ago
Well, the DP captured Georgia, but did convince me it was Houston in a couple of moments.
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u/hereforfantasybball3 1d ago
Should I watch this with my septuagenarian Muslim parents or better to just go solo?
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u/Somnambulist815 1d ago
Depends on if they're cool with a multifaceted look at Muslims or if they'll feel scandalized by Muslims swearing or not reading salat on time (like my parents would)
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u/kwentworthy 1d ago edited 1d ago
Saw this last week and thought it was pretty stunning. Full of emotional and spiritual depth, longing, and ultimately redemption. Had the audience in the theater gasping at the spilling of both blood and breast milk. Beautiful, layered performances from Mahershala Ali, John Cho, and Adia. Surprisingly funny, too!
The climactic showdown isn’t going to work for everyone. I wasn’t sure it worked for me initially, but days later I find my mind drifting back to those lovely ‘underwater’ shots of Latif and Fatiha and his subsequent gasp of rebirth… Bassam Tariq has got the juice.
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u/Necessary_Brush4164 20h ago
I agree with a lot of posts here regarding the message of the movie. I’d also include how the movie portrays how porn destroys and how people react to it. The father is dragged into this battle because of a guy making porn videos, essentially killing him. The psycho pastor is how people view it, killing people because of porn and waging a war on it. And the daughter watching it is like a loss of innocence. They are all dragged away from their faith because of it , until the end, where the father resurrects and they’re reminded of their faith.
What you think?
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u/Honest_Cheesecake698 1h ago
Great movie. Incredible filmmaking and ending. Wish it didn’t have so much baby crying.
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u/Rootscause 13h ago
I feel like Im the odd one out. I think the movie had really good bones, but the ending, most action scenes, and some of the relationships between characters felt underdeveloped/underwhelming.
Basically, it could have been a great, if only they gave the director a little more time and money.
(Also didnt appreciate that even in a movie created by Muslims they still somehow gave Arabs the bumbling antagonist role)
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u/JoyousAmoeba 7h ago
I'm curious your meaning at the end. Wasn't the John Cho Christian church the antagonist...?
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u/MidnightWhole9810 4h ago
I believe he's referring to the secondary antagonist; the man who runs security for the mosque.
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u/Rootscause 55m ago
The other reply was correct, I was talking about the secondary antagonist Mike.
They at least gave him and his men a little more development than the typical Hollywood movie, but not by much.
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u/CodeNameAntonio 1h ago
I am on the same boat as you. I didn’t dislike it but didn’t find it amazing. It’s been a while since I’ve left a movie having conflicting feelings.
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u/SnooSeagulls20 1d ago
this is going to get downloaded to hell but I don't care. I didn't care for it at all. kind of makes me feel like I live on a different planet when I see how high the rotten tomatoes scores are. and I suppose it is creating some sort of new genre by combining action with heartfelt drama, and of course the performances and visuals were stunning.
but I still feel like it was just a repackaging of boring old stories that I'm just simply not interested in anymore..it feels like "patriarchal prestige cliche" film. A man having to violently murder 50 people at once to learn a basic parenting lesson is framed as a "profound.exploration of flawed fatherhood and atonement." like we really need another film about a man who has to go on a "noble mission," on his own, one that leaves his family behind and at risk of losing their one parent, involves a lot of violence, and all of this is in order to discover and fully develop his character into becoming the man he needs to be. like really? we're not tired of this story? because it combined action and drama and sentiment with flashy cinematography and good acting. we now think this is like the best thing ever? it's still a tired old trope of a story. I guess I'm just longing for hearing other stories, perspectives and ideas that haven't been worn out to complete death.
parts I liked: John cho character, Muslim representation and the acting.
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u/Mysterious_Remote584 1h ago
visuals were stunning
Didn't love the camerawork in this one. It's super reliant on extreme closeups as if it makes things more artistic or something. It's so often the case that the camera is so close on someone's face or at a weird angle that I can't tell who I'm looking at before it cuts away.
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u/SnooSeagulls20 8m ago edited 4m ago
I Guess I was trying to make sure that people understood that I saw some value in the film, and some of the visuals were okay?
but i found myself even getting annoyed at when they were driving up to the mansion at one point like the screen was upside down for no reason it felt like, other than to be "artistic," and I genuinely rolled my eyes
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u/LegitimateWrangler70 1d ago
Mahershala was strong but if we’re being honest, this doesn’t deserve the acclaim (96% rotten tomatoes). While the movie is filled with strong motifs, and is beautifully shot, the writing leaves a lot to be desired. The ending was especially perplexing. I mean, I get what they were going for, but for a movie built on restraint/tension it was unfortunate to see it undone as it was
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u/humpsneeze 1d ago
The filmmaking was great, but I was rolling my eyes at prayer being a very real and literal force that has an impact on the events.
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u/Misterfahrenheit120 23h ago
I don’t know, I kinda liked that.
Like at first I was thought it kinda undermined the objective look at different faiths, but when the pastor asked him “who’s praying for you?”, it was like ok, so he was telling the truth about being resurrected, it’s just now that he’s realized it isn’t just the power of Jesus that can do that.
I felt like that made the thesis “god is real, and faith is powerful. Believe as you will.” Which I thought was a nice touch.
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u/Lolilio2 19h ago
I feel like it was a metaphor for manifestation and also just desperation of a downtrodden family and their supplication finally being answered. the prayer that was answered was by the family member with a lot internal religious struggles. it’s interesting
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u/Phillip_Spidermen 12h ago
Although its ambiguous how or why, as you had two competing religious fighters supposedly saved that way
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u/Drakulia5 2h ago
I'm actually into it. I found it actually saved the ending for me because the "father or amle ehro has to sacrifice themselves in a bloody last stand to protect their family" trope always leaves the reality that a charcater whose motivation is too protect their family instead leaves them behind. That Latif is brought back to lfie as a bona fide miracle which leads him to actually recon with that and instead pushes him to go and be a father let the film end on an uncommon, and in my opinion, meaningful note.
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u/thecobbles 1d ago
Looks like I’ll be in the minority here…
Saw at VIFF, great performances. Good, unexpected blend of drama and humor. Enjoyed the first 2/3 of the movie but the last act didn’t stick for me.
The action sequences were inconsistent and seemed very clumsy, almost slow at times (compare the fight in their apartment vs the final battle).
And the ‘twist’ at the end just felt forced and unnecessary for the tone that the film had setup.
6/10 IMO.
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u/Lolilio2 19h ago
this film was an interesting watch. deff worth it just not what you may expect. also go into it with an open mind especially when it comes to the absurdism of some aspects of the film. I think it’s very intentional. standout performances are by the young girl and the Hadi guy.
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u/uncanny_mac 14h ago edited 14h ago
Saw this in limited release and loved it. I often have a soft spot for religious movies with actual modern world issues and that test people and crises of faith(side bar, but probably why i loved The Last Jedi). Very fascinating.
E: Oh, one of my favorite moments was just the tension being built up while Latif was trying to get milk for his baby, and then the final relief once he meets with the ex-stripper. And then that relief gets dashed when Hwan arrives.
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u/abrister1016 1h ago
Just got back from the showing and I am amazed at how good it was. Such a strong movie that made you feel something and invested. Touched on quite a bit of themes that I’m sure majority of people can relate to. 5/5. Give me more Mahershala Ali.
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u/Karametric 12h ago
This is an absolute mess of a film in terms of tone and pacing. It never commits to really being anything other than a strange vehicle for Mahershala Ali to showcase some knife skills that could have been used in Blade.
Maybe if it leaned more into the family aspect or kept itself grounded as a hitman balancing life film, but this introduces a whole subplot with basically Christian ISIS and Muslim Brazzers. All the while kinda lightly poking at oh look at these hypocrites, but it never has any teeth to the idea. What is even the point of this movie? It's very half-assed all around.
It almost feels like someone churned out this script and hoped that Mahershala Ali smoldering into the camera would be enough to carry it. It's shot beautifully, but that's all there is to it. Like you'd think this was meant to be a prestige drama or something but the script is so mediocre. I went in with high expectations due to the early buzz I saw and left extremely disappointed 2 hours later.
This is just not a good movie at all.
-4
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u/Diocletian338 16h ago
Some great stuff in here but ultimately the film felt pretty incoherent and unsure of what kind of movie it wanted to be.
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u/BunyipPouch Currently at the movies. 1d ago
Bassam Tariq, the writer-director of Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, joined us here in /r/movies 2 weeks ago for an AMA/Q&A, for anyone interested:
https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1wzwiqo/hi_rmovies_im_bassam_tariq_writerdirector_of_your/