Watch the trailer for Irish comedy-drama Four Mothers

February 19, 2025
Watch the trailer for Irish comedy-drama Four Mothers

The trailer for the award-winning Irish film Four Mothers has been released ahead of the comedy-drama's arrival in cinemas in April.

Four Mothers is the new film from A Date for Mad Mary director Darren Thornton.

It received its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival in October - and won the festival's Audience Award for Best Feature.

Written by brothers Colin Thornton and Darren Thornton, Four Mothers "tells the story of Edward (James McArdle), a novelist saddled with caring for his elderly mother (Fionnula Flanagan) who finally finds himself on the brink of literary success.

Four Mothers opens in cinemas on Friday 4 April

"Busy with the demands of his upcoming book tour, the last thing Edward needs is his friends leaving their mothers on his doorstep as they head off on an impromptu Pride holiday!

"Over a chaotic weekend, Edward has to juggle his burgeoning career with the care of four eccentric, combative, and wildly different ladies."

The cast of Four Mothers also includes Dearbhla Molloy, Stella McCusker, Niamh Cusack, Paddy Glynn, Rory O'Neill, Gordon Hickey, and Gearóid Farrelly.

Four Mothers opens in cinemas on Friday 4 April. It is also the closing film at this year's Dublin International Film Festival on Sunday 2 March.

Four Mothers received its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival in October - and won the festival's Audience Award for Best Feature

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