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Mother Mary
A haunted pop psychodrama in a freezing English barn, where a faltering superstar and her estranged designer stitch a dress together from old love, old wounds and the ghosts of their collaboration.
Mother Mary
Mother Mary

"This is not a ghost story."

16 April 2026 United States of America 112 min 5.7 (200)

Director: David Lowery

Cast: Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, FKA twigs, Sian Clifford

Drama Thriller Music Collaboration as consumption Fame and the fractured self Love and resentment intertwined Confronting the past Costume as identity
Budget: $20,000,000
Box Office: $2,982,197

Mother Mary — Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Mother Mary

Anne Hathaway

Archetype: Wounded idol / tragic hero Key Trait: Magnetic but fractured star persona

Motivation

To get the dress, and the version of herself, she needs for her comeback. That means going back to the person who helped create her.

Character Arc

She starts out overwhelmed and shaken after an onstage accident and runs from her comeback preparations. In the barn she is made to face her past with Sam, and the reckoning is tied to getting ready to return to the stage.

Sam Anselm

Michaela Coel

Archetype: Estranged collaborator / reluctant mentor Key Trait: Guarded, wounded creative brilliance

Motivation

To protect herself from a partner who has taken from her before, while still feeling a pull toward Mary and toward the work they made together.

Character Arc

She starts out resentful and grudging. According to IndieWire, her anger gradually 'melts into awe,' until her love and hate for Mary are completely bound together.

Cast

Anne Hathaway as Mother Mary
Michaela Coel as Sam Anselm
Hunter Schafer as Hilda Offer
FKA twigs as Imogen
Sian Clifford as Jade
Kaia Gerber as Nikki
Alba Baptista as Miel Contrera
Atheena Frizzell as Emily
Jessica Brown Findlay as Tessa
Isaura Barbé-Brown as Kyla
Jeanne Nicole Ní Áinle as Mala
Taylor Sieve as Red Woman
Dani Vitale as Stage Manager

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