Mahershala Ali stars in Bassam Tariq's Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. Read plot details, cast info, and release dates after its TIFF debut!
Two-time Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali (Green Book, Moonlight) has teamed up with acclaimed filmmaker Bassam Tariq (Mogul Mowgli) for Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, a high-octane revenge thriller that made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Following their departure from Marvel Studios' troubled Blade reboot, the duo channeled their combat training and shared creative vision into an original story exploring faith, grief, and fatherhood. Co-starring John Cho (Searching, Star Trek) as an evangelical antagonist, the film opens in select New York and Los Angeles theaters on September 25, 2026, ahead of a wider nationwide release on October 2, 2026.
What Is the Plot of Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother?
Blending visceral close-quarters combat with emotional family drama, the narrative focuses on a father navigating loss while trying to protect his children.
- A Devout Hitman's Dual Life: Ali stars as Latif, a devoutly religious contract killer who carries diapers alongside weaponry in his kit as he balances hitman duties with raising three children, including an infant daughter.
- A Desperate Search After Tragedy: Following the sudden death of his wife, Latif embarks on a frantic search for donor breast milk to keep his baby alive, bringing him into direct conflict with powerful local forces.
- Confronting a Religious Extremist: The search draws Latif into a clash against Pastor Hwan Yoon, played by John Cho as a gold-grilled, cowboy-hat-wearing evangelical war veteran turned cultish warlord.
How Did the Marvel Blade Project Lead to This Original Thriller?
The creative partnership between Ali and Tariq grew directly out of their shared time working inside the Marvel Cinematic Universe machine.
- Pivoting From Marvel's Stalled Reboot: Tariq was originally hired by Marvel Studios to direct Ali in Blade before departing during pre-production development delays.
- Repurposing Action Skillsets: Rather than abandoning their collaboration, the pair adapted fight choreography and intense physical training developed for Marvel into Tariq's original script.
- Rooted in Cultural Lore: The title references a famous Islamic teaching underscoring the vital role of mothers, grounding the film's intense combat sequences in personal faith and grief.