Once Upon My Mother (2025)

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 (73)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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)

N

Noé Schecroun

Roland Perez (11-13 years old)

G

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

J

Jean-Bohémond Leguay

The pianist

Ariane Massenet

Sophie D

Justine Pesin

Secretary

R

Romy Moukvoz

Lorie (14-15 years old)

Gilbert Coudurier

Producer

J

Jean-Claude Matthey

Admirer (uncredited)

G

Gabriel Alves Marques

Richard Perez (9-14 years old)

Gladys Cohen

Mrs. Benayoun

A

Anna Lebovits

Mrs. Flora Dahan

H

Haïly Yssembourg Da Cunha

Ludivine (10-11 years old)

J

Jim Belleé Geffray

Jacqueline Perez (12 years old)

A

Ayoub Baccar

Jacques Perez (8 Years Old)

Z

Zakeline Varesis

Nicole Perez (11 Years Old)

N

Nehlen Hachelafi

Richard Perez (5 Years Old)

E

Eliott Taché-Maréchau

Edmond Perez (10 Years Old)

Astrid Whettnall

Mile Corbeau

Baptiste Carrion-Weiss

Harold (24-28 Years Old)

Christophe Kourotchkine

Doctor Balthany

S

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

A

Antoine Pinquier

Stage Manager

Zohar Wexler

Swiss Professor

A

Antoine Venet

Roland (Newborn) 1

V

Valentin Venet

Roland (Newborn) 2

L

Léandre Calvagnac

Roland (Newborn) 3

A

Arséne Calvagnac

Roland (Newborn) 4

Benjamin Gauthier

Hubert Le Forestier

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