Directed by Xavier Dolan
A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.
親愛媽咪, 慈母多恶儿, 마미, Мамочка, Mami, מאמי, Mami!, Mamã, 妈咪, Anyu, Мамо, Mama, Mommy／マミー, Māmiņa, Mamma, 慈母多惡兒, Mẹ, დედიკო, Mamytė, Emme
Cannes Film Festival 
USA Telluride Film Festival 
Canada Toronto International Film Festival 
Brazil Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival Canada Edmonton International Film Festival 
UK BFI London Film Festival Canada Windsor International Film Festival USA AFI Fest 
Estonia Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival UK Glasgow Film Festival Canada Kamloops Film Festival 
Belgium18 
Luxembourg16 
Norway18 
Sweden15 
Spain16 USAR 
Hong KongIIB Canada Canada14A U 
Poland12 
12 
Netherlands16 
ItalyT Spain16 Brazil16 
South Korea15 
Ukraine16+ 
Ireland15 UK 
Denmark15 
JapanPG12 
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"Born to Die," like...
born to Die,
like Die, the character.
he was born to her;
he is her son.
get it? get it!?
(this is me deflecting my pain)
literally the only bad thing about this is having to tell locals that my favorite film is called "mommy"
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
THAT DREAM SEQUENCE BLEW ME THE FUCK AWAY.
*cries in 1:1 aspect ratio and lana del rey's born to die*
not to be a total filmbro but everytime the aspect ratio changed I got literal chills everywhere on my body
I felt my soul leaving my body the second Lana Del Rey started playing
This is hardly going to be a review, because I don't think that I could ever review a film so deeply intertwined with my own life, so personal that it would be impossible to compare it to any other film. The behavioral problems, the treatment facilities, the absence of a father, the undying love of a mother; it's all a bit too intimate for me to even attempt to look at from an objective standpoint (not that objectivity is ever something to be associated with cinema, haha). So here's my warning: what you're about to read is going to be more of a diary entry than a review, and if I'm going to be honest, it's because I need it.…
i'm actually crying over an aspect ratio change
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
i think the scene that ultimately made this my Favorite Movie Ever was steve’s first morning home; how die doesn’t knock but claims she did; how she pulls out the makeshift curtain he pinned the day before; how she picks up all his used tissues and makes him take off his underwear, all while having an argument that’s loud but unsurprisingly unorthodox; routine, almost. the two of them are such strong personalities you wouldn’t expect their relationship to work, but somehow, it does - their idiosyncrasies are in sync; their messy attempts at affection mesh together.
i also love how a lot of xavier dolan's films are centered on complicated relationships with mothers, as if he’s trying to say something…
FEET DON'T FAIL ME NOW..........
The most tender and loving portrait of people who are just like the people you know. A real confirmation of the fundamental goodness in the world rivalled by the darkness that closes in and consumes our lives, our relationships, our souls... I have no words. I am left exposed to something internally I was never aware of. The feeling of the entire world in my throat.
the power that xavier dolan has over me at this point is embarrassing tbh
