Once Upon My Mother

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

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)