
Once Upon My Mother
IMDB:
7.0
Released
3/19/2025
Duration
1h 42m
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Country
France
Cast
Leïla Bekhti, Jonathan Cohen, Joséphine Japy
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.

Once Upon My Mother
IMDB:
7.0Released
3/19/2025
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Cast
Leïla Bekhti, Jonathan Cohen, Joséphine Japy
Duration
1h 42m
Country
France
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.
Cast

Esther Perez
Leïla Bekhti

Roland Perez (Adult)
Jonathan Cohen

Litzie Gozlan
Joséphine Japy

Sylvie Vartan
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)









