Once Upon My Mother

Mar 19, 2025

1h 42m

★ 7.0

Overview

In 1963, Esther gives birth to Roland, the youngest of a large family. Roland is born with a club foot that prevents him from standing. Against everyone's advice, she promises her son that he will walk like the others and that he will have a fabulous life. From then on, Esther will do everything in her power to keep this promise. Through decades of trials and miracles of life, this film is the story of a true, funny and moving story, that of an incredible destiny and the greatest love there is: that of a mother for her child.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Egérie Productions

Gaumont

Christal Films

Amazon MGM Studios

Once Upon My Mother Trailers

Cast

Esther Perez

Leïla Bekhti

Roland Perez (Adult)

Jonathan Cohen

Litzie Gozlan

Joséphine Japy

Sylvie Vartan

Mrs. Fleury

Jeanne Balibar

Maklouf Perez

Lionel Dray

Mrs. Vergepoche

Anne Le Ny

Jacques Perez (12-17 years old)

Milo Machado-Graner

Roland Perez (5-7 years old)

Naïm Naji

Nicole Perez (15-20 years old)

Iliana Belkhadra

Edmond Perez (14-19 years old)

Naël Rabia

Harold (16-17 years old)

Luc Sitbon

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