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Mahershala Ali Plays a Devout Hitman and Father of Three

Mahershala Ali stars in Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother as Latif, a devout father of three working as a hitman in a film of outrageous juxtapositions.

Mahershala Ali stars as a devout father of three, making ends meet as a hitman
Mahershala Ali stars as a devout father of three, making ends meet as a hitmanAI-generated

Mahershala Ali stars as Latif, a devout father of three who makes ends meet as a hitman, in the new action-thriller Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother.

The film, which also features Jahleel Kamara as Latif's son Qadir, builds its drama on a stark double life: killing people by profession while raising a family and holding onto faith.

"It's not easy, killing people and raising a family," the film's premise acknowledges — and Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother leans into that tension. The movie, according to its description, reaffirms the power of faith and delights in outrageous juxtapositions.

Ali, a two-time Academy Award winner, takes on a role that fuses domestic devotion with contract violence. Kamara's Qadir gives the story its family anchor, placing the father-son relationship at the center of the narrative.

The title itself, repeated three times, signals the film's rhythmic, incantatory approach to its material — one that pairs the sacred with the profane.

For Ali, the part continues a run of roles exploring morally complicated men. For audiences, it promises an action-thriller that treats faith not as backdrop but as a live dramatic force, tested by the outré collisions the film stages between family life and the kill.

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