Once Upon My Mother
Ken Scott2025-03-19
7
102 min
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
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Leïla Bekhti | Esther Perez | Unowned |
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Jonathan Cohen | Roland Perez (Adult) | Unowned |
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Joséphine Japy | Litzie Gozlan | Unowned |
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Sylvie Vartan | Sylvie Vartan | Unowned |
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Jeanne Balibar | Mrs. Fleury | Unowned |
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Lionel Dray | Maklouf Perez | Unowned |
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Anne Le Ny | Mrs. Vergepoche | Unowned |
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Milo Machado-Graner | Jacques Perez (12-17 years old) | Unowned |
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Naïm Naji | Roland Perez (5-7 years old) | Unowned |
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Iliana Belkhadra | Nicole Perez (15-20 years old) | Unowned |
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Naël Rabia | Edmond Perez (14-19 years old) | Unowned |
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Luc Sitbon | Harold (16-17 years old) | Unowned |
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Saber Hallout | Unowned | |
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Nina Bouffier | Jacqueline Perez (16-21 years old) | Unowned |
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Noé Schecroun | Roland Perez (11-13 years old) | Unowned |
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Gabriel Hyvernaud | Roland Perez (3-5 years old) | Unowned |
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Alice Abraham | Ludivine (18-20 years old) | Unowned |
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Valentine Atlan | Mrs. Colette Bentolila | Unowned |
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David Ayala | Mr. Foenkinos | Unowned |
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Léonard Barbier | Other Assistant | Unowned |
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Yaël Dyens | Mrs. Yasmine Fahrat | Unowned |
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Bertrand Goncalves | Record seller 2 | Unowned |
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Jean-Bohémond Leguay | The pianist | Unowned |
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Ariane Massenet | Sophie D | Unowned |
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Justine Pesin | Secretary | Unowned |
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Romy Moukvoz | Lorie (14-15 years old) | Unowned |
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Gilbert Coudurier | Producer | Unowned |
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Jean-Claude Matthey | Admirer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Gabriel Alves Marques | Richard Perez (9-14 years old) | Unowned |
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Gladys Cohen | Mrs. Benayoun | Unowned |
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Anna Lebovits | Mrs. Flora Dahan | Unowned |
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Haïly Yssembourg Da Cunha | Ludivine (10-11 years old) | Unowned |
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Jim Belleé Geffray | Jacqueline Perez (12 years old) | Unowned |
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Ayoub Baccar | Jacques Perez (8 Years Old) | Unowned |
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Zakeline Varesis | Nicole Perez (11 Years Old) | Unowned |
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Nehlen Hachelafi | Richard Perez (5 Years Old) | Unowned |
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Eliott Taché-Maréchau | Edmond Perez (10 Years Old) | Unowned |
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Astrid Whettnall | Mile Corbeau | Unowned |
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Baptiste Carrion-Weiss | Harold (24-28 Years Old) | Unowned |
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Christophe Kourotchkine | Doctor Balthany | Unowned |
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Sophie Arama | Lorie (22-24 Years Old) | Unowned |
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Gerald Cesbron | Mr. Cohen | Unowned |
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François Perache | Dr. Hauthier | Unowned |
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Franck Mercadal | Dr. Marimon | Unowned |
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Loïc Guingand | Médecin de la production | Unowned |
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Cédric Moreau | Record Seller 1 | Unowned |
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Caroline Gay | Psychiatrist | Unowned |
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Roland Perez | Headmaster of a school for children performers | Unowned |
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Julia Duchaussoy | Sylvie Vartan (Young) | Unowned |
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Agnès Afriat | Litzie's Mother | Unowned |
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Didier Brice | Oncologist | Unowned |
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Yvon Martin | 1st Assistant | Unowned |
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Jean-Noël Martin | Prosecutor | Unowned |
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Antoine Pinquier | Stage Manager | Unowned |
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Zohar Wexler | Swiss Professor | Unowned |
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Antoine Venet | Roland (Newborn) 1 | Unowned |
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Valentin Venet | Roland (Newborn) 2 | Unowned |
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Léandre Calvagnac | Roland (Newborn) 3 | Unowned |
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Arséne Calvagnac | Roland (Newborn) 4 | Unowned |
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Benjamin Gauthier | Hubert Le Forestier | Unowned |
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Édouard Michelon | Doctor 1 | Unowned |
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Pascal Voglimacci | Doctor 2 | Unowned |
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Nicolas Dangoise | Doctor 3 | Unowned |
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Yanis Ben Seghaier Cromier | Harold (8 Years Old) | Unowned |
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Capucine Guimet | Lorie (6 Years Old) | Unowned |
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Philippe Dusseau | Jacques Chirac | Unowned |
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Ary Szenkier | Rabin Ellyahou | Unowned |
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Victor Barbier | Law Student | Unowned |
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Laurent Gerra | Johnny Hallyday (voice) | Unowned |
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Laurent Bariteau | Conservatory Professor | Unowned |
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Liam Hinfray | Roland (5-9 Years Old) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Joe Dassin | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Johnny Hallyday | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |