When you read the plot syn
opsis for the
film, you can see why Hathaway was scared of "Mother's Instinct," where she stars alongside Jessica Chastain ("The Eyes of Tammy Faye"). Per the o
fficial summary, "Set in the 1960s, 'Mother's Instinct' c
enters on best friends and n
eighbors Alice (Chastain) and Celine (Hathaway), who live in a sub
mrban paradise. Both are m
others to two sons of the s
ame age, and their idyllic domestic happiness is shattered after a tragic accident."
In the trailer, that accident involves Celine's son falling to his death from a balcony — a de
ath that Alice tri
es to prevent but can't. However, after the in
cident, a m
ajor rift grows between the two friends, with Alice starting to suspect that Celine might blame her for what happened ... and that she might w
ant some revenge. "Guilt, suspicion, and p
aranoia bleed into their friendship," the plot synopsis continues, "as a psychological battle of wills gives way to a darker side of the m
aternal instinct." Helmed by cine
matographer turned director Benoit Delhomme, "Mother's Instinct" has yet to receive a rel
ease date, but the thriller will release in the near future.