--- title: "Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother" year: 2026 kind: "film" canonical: "https://film.one/film/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother" fi1m_id: "your-mother-your-mother-your-mother" imdb_id: "tt35856037" tmdb_id: 1437396 wikidata_id: "Q133286528" fi1m_score: 77 critics_score: 77 critics_reviews: 10 published: "2026-09-25T04:38:50.387272+00:00" updated: "2026-09-25T04:38:50.862197+00:00" region: "PH" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (2026) Directed by Bassam Tariq · 1h 51m · Drama, Crime ## Identity Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother - **Canonical:** https://film.one/film/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother - **Type:** Film - **Fi1m ID:** your-mother-your-mother-your-mother - **IMDb ID:** tt35856037 - **TMDB ID:** 1437396 - **Wikidata ID:** Q133286528 - **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35856037/, https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1437396, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133286528 **Fi1m score: 77** · Critics 77 from 10 reviews *In a sentence:* Finding breast milk should not require the skills of an action hero > Bassam Tariq’s crime drama is worth seeing for Mahershala Ali’s tender, troubled father. The search for breast milk gives it an urgent purpose, though abrupt changes in tone and underwritten women keep it from working throughout. ## Synopsis Latif (Mahershala Ali) is a father searching desperately for breast milk, with a child to feed and grief to contend with. His immediate need brings family responsibilities into conflict with questions of faith and violence. Around him are Pastor Kwan (John Cho), Abdul Malik (Giancarlo Esposito) and Fatiha (Adia). Latif carries regret as well as responsibility, but providing for his child gives him a task that cannot wait until he has settled his beliefs. His search draws together the demands of fatherhood and the difficulty of caring for someone while struggling himself. ## Review *Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother* is a good, uneven crime drama, worth seeing for the care Mahershala Ali brings to its troubled father. Bassam Tariq, who writes and directs, gives Latif a desperate search for breast milk, then asks that search to carry questions about faith, grief and violence. We were moved by the warmth of the performance: even with so much sorrow in the story, the task of caring for a child remains urgent. That practical need gives the film something definite to pursue whenever its religious questions grow vague. Mahershala Ali makes regret legible without turning every moment into an announcement of suffering. His physical presence matters, too, because the film needs Latif to be credible as a caring father caught up in action. We believe the tenderness, and that makes the violence more troubling. The performance gives a familiar crime-drama question, what a man will do for his family, a particular urgency through the need to find milk. Katelin Arizmendi’s cinematography is especially persuasive in the action, with compositions that give the violence weight. There is an unpleasant physical force to the fighting, appropriate to a story that takes the consequences of male strength seriously. Ryan Lott, Ian Chang and Rafiq Bhatia provide the music, and Akin McKenzie is the production designer. The action makes bodies look vulnerable enough to keep the possibility of injury in mind. The changes of tone are less assured. Cam McLauchlin’s editing has to bring together family drama, action and eccentric humour, and the transitions sometimes interrupt our concern for Latif. Tariq’s earnestness is welcome, but he introduces subjects that need more attention than the film gives them. We wanted the religious and sexual taboos examined with the same care given to the father’s immediate need. Adia gives Fatiha a vulnerability that deserves more space. Tariq’s writing does not give the women comparable room, and the imbalance matters in a film so concerned with family. Their experiences ought to complicate Latif’s view of what responsibility means, rather than leave him carrying so much of the discussion himself. The attention keeps returning to his burdens, leaving some of the people around him less fully imagined. As a variation on the Western, the film is most interesting when it puts masculine self-sufficiency under strain. The father needs something that physical force alone cannot provide, which gives the familiar emphasis on a capable leading man a useful complication. Tariq is less convincing when the competing demands of thriller and religious drama pull him away from that need. His treatment of fatherhood is more persuasive because it has a concrete task attached to it: a child needs feeding. There is enough feeling here to make the unevenness worth accepting, particularly for anyone drawn to crime stories with family obligations at their centre. The action earns its place, even when the discussion of faith remains unfinished and the humour arrives awkwardly. Give it an evening if the father’s predicament interests you; allow for a film that sometimes wanders away from its strongest material. *Fi1m score 77, published 25 September 2026.* ## What the critics say Most critics respond warmly to Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, praising its combination of action, family drama and questions of faith. Mahershala Ali’s performance draws the most consistent approval: the reviews stress his physical presence, restraint and ability to convey grief without losing the father’s warmth. Praise also clusters around the action and visual direction, with several critics finding that the thriller’s urgency gives its treatment of parenthood and belief emotional weight. The spread is wide, however, and the disagreements concern how fully those themes are explored. IndieWire finds the mixture engaging but messy, with the performances holding together material that sometimes loses focus. The AV Club objects more strongly to the sidelining of female characters and the shallow examination of taboos. Deadline is the clearest dissenter, finding the tonal shifts disruptive and Ali’s solemnity wearing, despite admiring the inventive writing. ## Straight answers **Is Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother worth watching?** *Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother* is worth watching for Mahershala Ali’s tender performance as a troubled father, especially if family-centred crime dramas appeal to you; we score it 77 out of 100. His urgent search for breast milk gives the film purpose, though abrupt tonal changes, underwritten women and insufficiently explored religious questions make it uneven. **How long is Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, and what is it rated?** *Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother* runs 1h 51m. It is a drama and crime film. **Where can I watch Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother in the Philippines?** *Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother* is not on any streaming or rental service in the Philippines at the moment. Availability is checked daily. **How violent or frightening is Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, and is it suitable for children?** *Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother* carries a US R certificate and contains physically forceful fighting, making it a choice for adults rather than children. We find the violence troubling because the action makes bodies look vulnerable to injury; squeamish viewers should take that seriously, while grief and religious and sexual taboos add to the adult subject matter. **How does Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother compare to First Reformed?** *Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother* offers a more action-driven encounter with faith, grief and violence than [*First Reformed*](https://film.one/film/first-reformed), whose patient filmmaking is more assured. We recommend *First Reformed* for a severe, quietly frightening religious drama, despite its sometimes overinsistent screenplay; choose *Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother* for the warmth of Ali’s fatherhood story, accepting its awkward shifts in tone. **What should I watch after Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother?** After *Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother*, try [*First Reformed*](https://film.one/film/first-reformed) (2017, Fi1m 86): For another troubled encounter between religious conviction, grief and violence. Then [*A Separation*](https://film.one/film/a-separation) (2011, Fi1m 93): Family responsibilities and religious obligations make every available choice harder; and [*Leave No Trace*](https://film.one/film/leave-no-trace) (2018, Fi1m 88): For fatherhood examined patiently, with affection and without easy reassurance. ### Reviews we read (10) - **Slant Magazine**, Marshall Shaffer (3.5/4): The critic finds the film a soulful, thoughtful reinvention of the Western that probes faith, violence, and masculinity without forcing easy answers. Mahershala Ali’s subtle performance is singled out for carrying Latif’s inward reckoning. [Read](https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-review-mahershala-ali/) - **The Guardian**, Radheyan Simonpillai (85/100, inferred): The critic finds the film a soulful, compassionate thriller that thoughtfully explores faith and grief. They especially praise Mahershala Ali’s performance in the father’s desperate search for breast milk. [Read](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/12/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-review) - **The Hollywood Reporter**, Jourdain Searles (85/100, inferred): The critic finds the film gripping, humane, and worthy of Mahershala Ali’s talent. They especially praise Ali’s warm, commanding performance and the film’s tender portrayal of fatherhood, faith, and family. [Read](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-review-mahershala-ali-1236699560/) - **Vulture**, Alison Willmore (85/100, inferred): Willmore finds the film thrillingly earnest and says it makes glorious use of its action premise. She especially praises Mahershala Ali’s physicality and his quiet projection of grief and regret. [Read](https://www.vulture.com/article/review-mahershala-ali-your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-blade.html) - **IndieWire**, Katie Rife (B): Rife finds the film an intriguing but messy blend of faith, family, action, and eccentric humor, with some themes lost amid the chaos. She praises Mahershala Ali’s steady performance and Adia’s vulnerable portrayal, which help ground the film emotionally. [Read](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-movie-review-1235216627/) - **Screen Daily**, Robert Daniels (75/100, inferred): The headline presents the film as an audacious follow-up and gives it a positive verdict. It singles out Mahershala Ali’s performance as outstanding. [Read](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-review-mahershala-ali-is-outstanding-as-a-muslim-assassin-in-bassam-tariqs-audacious-follow-up-to-mogul-mowgli/5220364.article) - **The AV Club**, Natalia Keogan (C+): The review finds the film an uneven genre riff that gestures at religious and sexual taboos without meaningfully examining them. It praises a particularly gnarly fight scene, but faults the film for sidelining its female characters and leaving its central questions unexplored. [Read](https://www.avclub.com/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-review-mahershala-ali-blade-bassam-tariq) - **The Wrap** (95/100, inferred): The critic finds the film a gripping, spiritually rich action thriller and calls it a cinematic miracle. They especially praise Mahershala Ali’s performance and the action sequences’ striking visual composition. [Read](https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-review-mahershala-ali/) - **/Film**, Jeremy Mathai (7.5/10): The critic praises the film as a tense, thoughtful thriller that balances action with family drama and faith. They single out Mahershala Ali’s performance and Bassam Tariq’s striking visual direction. [Read](https://www.slashfilm.com/2265764/mahershala-ali-your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-review/) - **Deadline**, Damon Wise (35/100, inferred): Wise finds the film dour and uneven, with tonal shifts that undermine its more naturalistic first half. He praises its inventive writing and Mahershala Ali’s brooding presence, though he finds the performance’s solemnity wearing. [Read](https://deadline.com/2026/09/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-review-mahershala-ali-bassam-tariq-1237100666/) ## Details - **Director:** Bassam Tariq - **Director:** Bassam Tariq - **Writer:** Bassam Tariq - **Cinematography:** Katelin Arizmendi - **Editor:** Cam McLauchlin - **Music:** Ian Chang, Rafiq Bhatia, Ryan Lott - **Production design:** Akin McKenzie - **Costume design:** Deirdra Elizabeth Govan - **Producer:** Bassam Tariq, Lucan Toh, Babak Anvari - **Cast:** Mahershala Ali as Latif; John Cho as Pastor Kwan; 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 - **Runtime:** 1h 51m - **First release (Canada):** 12 September 2026 - **Genres:** Drama, Crime - **Trailer:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEcoV-ngH38 ## Where to watch in the Philippines Not streaming, renting or buying in the Philippines at the last check. ## If you liked this - *First Reformed* (2017), Fi1m 86: For another troubled encounter between religious conviction, grief and violence. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/first-reformed.md) - *A Separation* (2011), Fi1m 93: Family responsibilities and religious obligations make every available choice harder. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/a-separation.md) - *Leave No Trace* (2018), Fi1m 88: For fatherhood examined patiently, with affection and without easy reassurance. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/leave-no-trace.md) - *The Night of the Hunter* (1955), Fi1m 91: A frightening meeting of religious language, criminal violence and childhood vulnerability. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/the-night-of-the-hunter.md) - *Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai* (1999), Fi1m 80: For a crime film interested in the disciplines governing violent men. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/ghost-dog-the-way-of-the-samurai.md) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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