Once Upon My Mother
Synopsis
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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Principal cast & crew: 20
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Edited by Dorian Rigal AnsousShot by Guillaume SchiffmanScored by Nicolas ErreraDesigned by Riton Dupire Clement
Box Office
2025 · Box office
Grossed $12.4M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$12.4M
Also known as
- Mit Liebe und Chansonsde
- My Mom, God and Sylvie Vartanen
- C'era una volta mia madreit
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Cast & Crew
20 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Leila Bekhti
as Esther Perez
Jonathan Cohen
as Roland Perez
Josephine Japy
as Litzie Gozlan
Lionel Dray
as Maklouf Perez
Jeanne Balibar
as Mme Fleury
Sylvie Vartan
as Sylvie Vartan
Naim Naji
as Roland Perez (5-7 ans)
Milo Machado Graner
as Jacques Perez (12-17 ans)
Gabriel Hyvernaud
as Roland Perez (3-5 ans)
Nina Bouffier
as Jacqueline Perez (16-21 ans)
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2Other crew
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