‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ Release Date, Time, Plot, Cast and Trailer for Mahershala Ali’s Hitman Dad Thriller
Amazon MGM Studios’ Orion Pictures released the trailer for ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother‘ in early August, presenting it as a dramatic action thriller starring Oscar winner Mahershala Ali and written and directed by Bassam Tariq. The title comes from an Islamic saying about the love and care owed to mothers, and it sets up a film that mixes brutal violence with real tenderness.
Now that the movie has premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, the buzz around ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ is growing fast. One critic called it unlike any action movie you will see this year, praising it as introspective, funny and fierce in turns. Here is everything you need to know before it hits theaters.
‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ Release Date and Theater Rollout
The film is set to open on Friday, September 25. The rollout starts small, though, so not everyone will be able to see it that weekend. In an exclusive report, Deadline revealed that the movie would open in New York and Los Angeles theaters on Sept. 25, followed by expansions on Oct. 2 and Oct. 9.
That means the exact showtime depends on where you live and which theater is playing it. Fandango lets fans sign up for alerts when tickets go on sale in their area. If you are outside the opening cities, the wider October dates are the ones to circle.
There is also no streaming date to plan around yet. One review notes the film will play exclusively in theaters from September 25. Amazon MGM Studios is handling distribution, but no home viewing plans have been announced.
Cast and Characters Led by Mahershala Ali
Mahershala Ali stars as Latif, with John Cho and Giancarlo Esposito in key roles. Cho plays influential faith leader Hwan Yoon, while Abubakr Ali, Laith Nakli, Tramell Tillman, Tiffany Boone, Jahleel Kamara and Esposito round out the cast. Esposito’s character is named Abdul Malik.
The family at the center of the story matters just as much as the big names. Shakirah DeMesier plays Latif’s wife Khadijah, and his children include the thoughtful teenager Fatiha, played by Adia, and his devout young son Qadir, played by Jahleel Kamara. There is also Aziza, a nursing baby who loses her mother’s comfort and nourishment.
Behind the camera, Katelin Arizmendi handled cinematography, Cam McLauchlin edited, and Son Lux composed the music. Lucan Toh and Babak Anvari produced alongside Tariq.
Plot Details and the Faith at the Heart of It
The story follows Latif, a devoutly religious hitman who struggles to balance work, faith and fatherhood. When his wife dies, he embarks on a desperate journey across Houston to protect his children. The forces closing in on him are external, but the film is just as interested in what is unraveling inside him.
The official logline gives a little more shape to the chaos. While searching for breast milk for his infant daughter, Latif is pulled into a hit job that puts him in direct opposition to Hwan Yoon, and he leans on his community to fight for his family. It is an unusual setup for an action movie, and that is exactly the point.
Critics have picked up on the film’s larger ideas. The Hollywood Reporter’s review argues that it is more than a loving portrayal of Islam, and that Tariq explores a version of masculinity that allows the full range of human emotion. That may be why so many early reactions describe it as a spiritual quest as much as a fight movie.
Trailer, Early Reactions and the ‘Blade’ Connection
The trailer leans into the collision between quiet devotion and sudden violence. It arrived on a Monday from Orion Pictures and sold the film as a genre thriller with real emotional stakes. After the festival premiere, the response has been strong.
The film also carries some fascinating industry backstory. Ali and Tariq were supposed to make a ‘Blade’ reboot for Marvel, but that project eventually fell apart. Variety noted that the film boasts at least as much lethally fancy swordplay as ‘Blade,’ and significantly more ideas.
The praise for Ali himself is nearly universal. One critic described him as remarkable in a role ideally tailored to his still screen presence, with a composure that reads as either nurturing calm or cool blooded danger. Another pointed out that Tariq confirms the promise of his debut ‘Mogul Mowgli’ with this blend of family drama, faith inquiry and fight movie.
If the reviews are any indication, Ali and Tariq may have ended up with something better than the superhero movie they set out to make, so was losing ‘Blade’ the best thing that could have happened to this duo?
