Jessica Chastain, Josh Charles, and Anders Danielsen Lie also star in the psychological thriller.

One psychological thriller to look forward to this year is Mothers’ Instinct led by Academy Award winners Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain. The feature has held fans’ interest since it was first announced in 2020 and finally, we now have a trailer. Based on Barbara Abel’s novel of the same name, the story follows two best friends whose relationship is forever changed after an unimaginable tragedy.

The newly-released trailer introduces Hathaway and Chastain as Céline and Alice who are also mothers, best friends, and next-door neighbors. Tragedy strikes when Celine’s son dies after accidentally falling down a balcony, to which Alice was a witness. After this, Céline is understandably changed and a paranoid Alice believes she wants revenge. The tension between the two women in the preview can be cut with a knife as Hathaway’s Céline grows closer to Alice’s son. By the looks of it, Mother’s Instinct is a twisted tale of grief and friendship.

Alongside Hathaway and Chastain, the movie also stars The Good Wife actor Josh Charles and Anders Danielsen Lie of The Worst Person in the World as the husbands of Céline and Alice respectively. Furthermore, Gossip Girl star Caroline Lagerfelt is also in the cast in an undisclosed role. The movie is directed by Benoît Delhomme from a screenplay adapted for screen by Sarah Conradt. Eamon Patrick O’Connell stars as Alice’s son Max, while Baylen D. Bielitz plays Céline’s son Theo.

‘Mother’s Instinct’ is Anne Hathaway’s “Hardest Role” Yet

Mother’s Instinct is a US remake of the Belgian film Duelles, directed by Olivier Masset-Depasse, which was critically acclaimed and bagged several awards during its run. The upcoming feature has been billed as a story where “Guilt, suspicion and paranoia combine to unravel [a] sisterly bond, and a psychological battle of wills” as maternal instinct reveals its “darker side.” While not much is known about the plot of the movie beyond this synopsis, the mind-bending trailer affirms that it’ll be an intense and consuming story.

Speaking about her performance, Hathaway previously referred to her portrayal of Céline, as the “hardest role” of her career, adding that “it touched my worst fear, and I almost backed out of the film, because I didn’t know if I could go there as an actress.” Both Chastain and Hathaway have played difficult roles over the course of their Oscar-winning careers however, Mother’s Instinct seems to test their boundaries further, making it a feature to watch out for.

No release date has been announced for Mother’s Instinct, but you can learn more about the feature with our helpful guide here. Check out the trailer below: