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Once Upon My Mother

Genres
Drama
Comedy
Rating
7.0
StatusReleased
LanguagesFrançais
CountriesFranceCanadaUnited States of America
Release Date2025-03-19
Runtime102 mins

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 & Crew

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Leïla Bekhti

as Esther Perez

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Jonathan Cohen

as Roland Perez (Adult)

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Joséphine Japy

as Litzie Gozlan

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Sylvie Vartan

as Sylvie Vartan

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Jeanne Balibar

as Mrs. Fleury

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Lionel Dray

as Maklouf Perez

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Anne Le Ny

as Mrs. Vergepoche

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Milo Machado-Graner

as Jacques Perez (12-17 years old)

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Naïm Naji

as Roland Perez (5-7 years old)

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Iliana Belkhadra

as Nicole Perez (15-20 years old)

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Naël Rabia

as Edmond Perez (14-19 years old)

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Luc Sitbon

as Harold (16-17 years old)

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Saber Hallout

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Nina Bouffier

as Jacqueline Perez (16-21 years old)

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Noé Schecroun

as Roland Perez (11-13 years old)

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Gabriel Hyvernaud

as Roland Perez (3-5 years old)

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Alice Abraham

as Ludivine (18-20 years old)

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Valentine Atlan

as Mrs. Colette Bentolila

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David Ayala

as Mr. Foenkinos

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Léonard Barbier

as Other Assistant

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Yaël Dyens

as Mrs. Yasmine Fahrat

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Bertrand Goncalves

as Record seller 2

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Jean-Bohémond Leguay

as The pianist

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Ariane Massenet

as Sophie D

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Justine Pesin

as Secretary

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Romy Moukvoz

as Lorie (14-15 years old)

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Gilbert Coudurier

as Producer

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Jean-Claude Matthey

as Admirer (uncredited)

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Gabriel Alves Marques

as Richard Perez (9-14 years old)

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Gladys Cohen

as Mrs. Benayoun

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Anna Lebovits

as Mrs. Flora Dahan

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Haïly Yssembourg Da Cunha

as Ludivine (10-11 years old)

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Jim Belleé Geffray

as Jacqueline Perez (12 years old)

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Ayoub Baccar

as Jacques Perez (8 Years Old)

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Zakeline Varesis

as Nicole Perez (11 Years Old)

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Nehlen Hachelafi

as Richard Perez (5 Years Old)

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Eliott Taché-Maréchau

as Edmond Perez (10 Years Old)

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Astrid Whettnall

as Mile Corbeau

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Baptiste Carrion-Weiss

as Harold (24-28 Years Old)

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Christophe Kourotchkine

as Doctor Balthany

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Sophie Arama

as Lorie (22-24 Years Old)

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Gerald Cesbron

as Mr. Cohen

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François Perache

as Dr. Hauthier

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Franck Mercadal

as Dr. Marimon

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Loïc Guingand

as Médecin de la production

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Cédric Moreau

as Record Seller 1

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Caroline Gay

as Psychiatrist

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Roland Perez

as Headmaster of a school for children performers

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Julia Duchaussoy

as Sylvie Vartan (Young)

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Agnès Afriat

as Litzie's Mother

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Didier Brice

as Oncologist

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Yvon Martin

as 1st Assistant

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Jean-Noël Martin

as Prosecutor

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Antoine Pinquier

as Stage Manager

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Zohar Wexler

as Swiss Professor

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Antoine Venet

as Roland (Newborn) 1

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Valentin Venet

as Roland (Newborn) 2

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Léandre Calvagnac

as Roland (Newborn) 3

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Arséne Calvagnac

as Roland (Newborn) 4

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Benjamin Gauthier

as Hubert Le Forestier

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Édouard Michelon

as Doctor 1

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Pascal Voglimacci

as Doctor 2

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Nicolas Dangoise

as Doctor 3

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Yanis Ben Seghaier Cromier

as Harold (8 Years Old)

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Capucine Guimet

as Lorie (6 Years Old)

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Philippe Dusseau

as Jacques Chirac

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Ary Szenkier

as Rabin Ellyahou

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Victor Barbier

as Law Student

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Laurent Gerra

as Johnny Hallyday (voice)

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Laurent Bariteau

as Conservatory Professor

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Liam Hinfray

as Roland (5-9 Years Old) (uncredited)

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Joe Dassin

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Johnny Hallyday

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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