Once Upon My Mother
19/03/2025
2h

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


Leïla Bekhti
Esther Perez


Jonathan Cohen
Roland Perez (Adult)


Joséphine Japy
Litzie Gozlan


Sylvie Vartan
Sylvie Vartan


Jeanne Balibar
Mrs. Fleury


Lionel Dray
Maklouf Perez


Anne Le Ny
Mrs. Vergepoche


Milo Machado-Graner
Jacques Perez (12-17 years old)


Naïm Naji
Roland Perez (5-7 years old)


Iliana Belkhadra
Nicole Perez (15-20 years old)


Naël Rabia
Edmond Perez (14-19 years old)


Luc Sitbon
Harold (16-17 years old)


Saber Hallout


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
Ludivine (18-20 years old)


Valentine Atlan
Mrs. Colette Bentolila


David Ayala
Mr. Foenkinos


Léonard Barbier
Other Assistant


Yaël Dyens
Mrs. Yasmine Fahrat


Bertrand Goncalves
Record seller 2
Jean-Bohémond Leguay
The pianist


Ariane Massenet
Sophie D


Justine Pesin
Secretary
Romy Moukvoz
Lorie (14-15 years old)


Gilbert Coudurier
Producer
Jean-Claude Matthey
Admirer (uncredited)
Gabriel Alves Marques
Richard Perez (9-14 years old)


Gladys Cohen
Mrs. Benayoun
Anna Lebovits
Mrs. Flora Dahan
Haïly Yssembourg Da Cunha
Ludivine (10-11 years old)
Jim Belleé Geffray
Jacqueline Perez (12 years old)
Ayoub Baccar
Jacques Perez (8 Years Old)
Zakeline Varesis
Nicole Perez (11 Years Old)
Nehlen Hachelafi
Richard Perez (5 Years Old)
Eliott Taché-Maréchau
Edmond Perez (10 Years Old)


Astrid Whettnall
Mile Corbeau


Baptiste Carrion-Weiss
Harold (24-28 Years Old)


Christophe Kourotchkine
Doctor Balthany
Sophie Arama
Lorie (22-24 Years Old)


Gerald Cesbron
Mr. Cohen


François Perache
Dr. Hauthier


Franck Mercadal
Dr. Marimon


Loïc Guingand
Médecin de la production


Cédric Moreau
Record Seller 1


Caroline Gay
Psychiatrist


Roland Perez
Headmaster of a school for children performers


Julia Duchaussoy
Sylvie Vartan (Young)


Agnès Afriat
Litzie's Mother


Didier Brice
Oncologist


Yvon Martin
1st Assistant


Jean-Noël Martin
Prosecutor
Antoine Pinquier
Stage Manager


Zohar Wexler
Swiss Professor
Antoine Venet
Roland (Newborn) 1
Valentin Venet
Roland (Newborn) 2
Léandre Calvagnac
Roland (Newborn) 3
Arséne Calvagnac
Roland (Newborn) 4


Benjamin Gauthier
Hubert Le Forestier


Édouard Michelon
Doctor 1
Pascal Voglimacci
Doctor 2


Nicolas Dangoise
Doctor 3
Yanis Ben Seghaier Cromier
Harold (8 Years Old)
Capucine Guimet
Lorie (6 Years Old)


Philippe Dusseau
Jacques Chirac
Ary Szenkier
Rabin Ellyahou
Victor Barbier
Law Student


Laurent Gerra
Johnny Hallyday (voice)
Laurent Bariteau
Conservatory Professor
Liam Hinfray
Roland (5-9 Years Old) (uncredited)


Joe Dassin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)


Johnny Hallyday
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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