# ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ Star Mahershala Ali Says It Can Be “Dangerous That People End Up Believing Their Own Righteousness” — Contenders L.A.

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-star-mahershala-ali-says-it-can-be-dangerous-that-people-end-up-believing-their-own-righteousness-contenders-l-a/
- Published: 2026-11-14T19:39:59+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T22:50:45+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/11/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-mahershala-ali-interview-1237223884/
- Topics: Film

## Key points

- Mahershala Ali says belief in one’s own righteousness can be dangerous.
- The film’s story was inspired by Tariq’s family emergency after childbirth.
- Ali and John Cho play men whose religious convictions lead them down different paths.

## Summary

At a film event in Los Angeles, director Bassam Tariq and cast members discussed *Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother*, an action drama about faith, grief and violence. Mahershala Ali said the story explores how religious conviction can become dangerous when people mistake their own interpretation for unquestionable righteousness.

Tariq said the film was inspired by a frightening experience after his wife gave birth: she was hospitalised with an infection while their newborn could not tolerate formula, and Tariq searched New York for breast milk. The film stars Ali as Latif, a devout Muslim and contract killer struggling to leave that work behind, and John Cho as a preacher leading an extremist group. Cho described working closely with Ali and Tariq to find an honest approach to his character.

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