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Once Upon My Mother

Once Upon My Mother

20257.01h 42m

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.

Directed by Ken Scott
Written by Ken Scott, Roland Perez
Produced by Sidonie Dumas, Sophie Tepper
Box Office0Revenue: $12.4M

Top 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)

Themes & Keywords

motherdisabled childmotherly love

About Once Upon My Mother

Once Upon My Mother is a drama, comedy film released in 2025 exploring themes of mother, disabled child, motherly love. Directed by Ken Scott, it stars Leïla Bekhti, Jonathan Cohen, Joséphine Japy. 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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