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‘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.
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.
In short
- 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.
Explained simply
Bassam Tariq’s film is an action drama about faith, grief and violence. Mahershala Ali plays Latif, a devout Muslim who works as a contract killer and is trying to leave that life behind; John Cho plays a preacher who leads an extremist group.
Tariq has said the story grew partly from a frightening family experience: after his wife was hospitalised following childbirth, he searched New York for breast milk because their newborn could not tolerate formula. The film also examines how religious belief can be used to justify violence, and the risks of treating one person’s interpretation as beyond question.