From Canada comes the witty comedy Two Women, starring Karine Gonthier-Hyndman and Laurence Leboeuf as two neighboring mothers who face unfulfilled expectations and unmet desires.
Also starring in the movie are Mani Soleymanlou, Félix Moati, Sophie Nélisse, and Juliette Gariépy.
Directed by Chloé Robichaud, Two Women made its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, where it captured the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Writing. Joint Venture will release the film in theaters starting beginning April 24th.
Two Women is an irrepressible comedy about two mothers who refuse to settle for stagnant lives and instead pursue the joy they need to feel alive and fulfilled. When neighbors Violette (Laurence Leboeuf) and Florence (Karine Gonthier-Hyndman) bond over the ennui of parenthood, they realize that the solution to reviving their joie de vivre may be in listening to their libidos. As the two start finding sex in unexpected places, they examine the larger unfulfilled needs that brought them to their current moment, and choose to pursue a life of joy over compromise. Director Chloé Robichaud captures the Montreal winter in 35mm film, and screenwriter Catherine Léger has adapted her own stage play, itself an update of the 1970 Quebecoise classic Two Women in Gold.
Director Chloé Robichaud has spoken candidly about the personal roots of Two Women, explaining, “What sparked Catherine’s interest in this project was the idea of exploring the sexual emancipation of female characters, in a world where our ideals are sometimes still rigid. The original 1970 film told the story of two housewives seeking to break free from boredom by liberating themselves sexually.”
She added, “Both Catherine and I were drawn to the idea of confronting the concepts of that time with our modern-day values.”
In their Sundance review, The Film Stage described the film as ‘a limber, gratifying sex comedy’. The review noted, “Two Women is playful, raucous, and wholly heartfelt, a film not afraid to explore the dark corners of life when it comes to depression, infidelity, and the dullness that can set in during new motherhood.”
Watch the official trailer for Two Women above.
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