---
title: 'Two Mothers (2013)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Anne Fontaine'
released: '2013-01-18'
runtime_minutes: 111
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/two-mothers-2013'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2103267/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Two Mothers (2013)

2013 · 111 min · Drama · Australia, France


## Synopsis

Adoration is a 2013 drama film directed by Anne Fontaine. It is Fontaine's first English-language film. It stars Naomi Watts, Robin Wright, Ben Mendelsohn, Xavier Samuel, and James Frecheville. The film tells the story of a pair of middle-aged women who are life-long friends and have sex with each other's teenage sons, and the resultant emotional consequences of their ongoing affairs. It is based on a 2003 novella by British writer Doris Lessing called The Grandmothers.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Anne Fontaine](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-fontaine)
- **Screenplay:** [Anne Fontaine](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-fontaine), [Doris Lessing](https://cinepixo.com/people/doris-lessing), [Christopher Hampton](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-hampton)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Christopher Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-gordon)
- **Producer:** [Naomi Watts](https://cinepixo.com/people/naomi-watts), [Dominique Besnehard](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominique-besnehard), [Philippe Carcassonne](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-carcassonne), [Michel Feller](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-feller), [Sidonie Dumas](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidonie-dumas)
- **Director of Photography:** [Christophe Beaucarne](https://cinepixo.com/people/christophe-beaucarne)
- **Editor:** [Luc Barnier](https://cinepixo.com/people/luc-barnier)

## Cast

- [Naomi Watts](https://cinepixo.com/people/naomi-watts)
- [Richard Huggett](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-huggett)
- [Xavier Samuel](https://cinepixo.com/people/xavier-samuel)
- [Gary Sweet](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-sweet)
- [James Frecheville](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-frecheville)
- [Ben Mendelsohn](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-mendelsohn)
- [Jessica Tovey](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessica-tovey)
- [Robin Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-wright)
- [Maya Stange](https://cinepixo.com/people/maya-stange)
- [Sophie Lowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/sophie-lowe)

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