Mother Mother (2024 film)

For other uses, see Mother Mother (disambiguation).
Mother Mother
Directed byK'naan Warsame
Written byK'naan Warsame
Produced by
Starring
  • Maan Youssouf Ahmed
  • Elmi Rashid Elmi
  • Hassan Najib
  • Ubah Egal
CinematographyCésar Charlone
Edited by
  • Sabine Hoffman
  • Geraud Brisson
Music byIsobel Waller-Bridge
Production
companies
Release date
  • September 6, 2024 (2024-09-06) (TIFF)
Running time
107 minutes
Countries
  • Canada
  • Kenya
  • Somalia
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Languages
  • Somali
  • English

Mother Mother is a 2024 drama film written and directed by K'naan Warsame.[1] His directorial debut film after being previously best known as a hip hop musician, the film stars Maan Youssouf Ahmed as Qalifo, a widowed mother in Somalia who must go to extraordinary lengths to restore the peace after her son Asad (Elmi Rashid Elmi) is drawn into a violent confrontation with American tourist Liban (Hassan Najib).[2]

  1. ^ Shea, Courtney (September 6, 2024). "'This movie is about the overlooked': K'naan Warsame on his first feature film, Mother Mother". Toronto Life. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  2. ^ July, Beandrea (September 8, 2024). "'Mother Mother' Review: A Slow Burn Somali Drama Defies Expectations with a Complex Study of Familial Ties". IndieWire. Retrieved September 9, 2024.