Once Upon My Mother

Once Upon My Mother

2025•1h 42m•7.0/10

DramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(213)

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.

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Production

Egérie Productions, Gaumont, Christal Films, Amazon MGM Studios

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Leïla Bekhti

Leïla Bekhti

Esther Perez

Jonathan Cohen

Jonathan Cohen

Roland Perez (Adult)

Joséphine Japy

Joséphine Japy

Litzie Gozlan

Sylvie Vartan

Sylvie Vartan

Sylvie Vartan

Jeanne Balibar

Jeanne Balibar

Mrs. Fleury

Lionel Dray

Lionel Dray

Maklouf Perez

Anne Le Ny

Anne Le Ny

Mrs. Vergepoche

Milo Machado-Graner

Milo Machado-Graner

Jacques Perez (12-17 years old)

Naïm Naji

Naïm Naji

Roland Perez (5-7 years old)

Iliana Belkhadra

Iliana Belkhadra

Nicole Perez (15-20 years old)

Naël Rabia

Naël Rabia

Edmond Perez (14-19 years old)

Luc Sitbon

Luc Sitbon

Harold (16-17 years old)

Saber Hallout

Saber Hallout

Nina Bouffier

Nina Bouffier

Jacqueline Perez (16-21 years old)

Noé Schecroun

Roland Perez (11-13 years old)

Gabriel Hyvernaud

Roland Perez (3-5 years old)

Alice Abraham

Alice Abraham

Ludivine (18-20 years old)

Valentine Atlan

Valentine Atlan

Mrs. Colette Bentolila

David Ayala

David Ayala

Mr. Foenkinos

Léonard Barbier

Léonard Barbier

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