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.

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))

Noé Schecroun

(Roland Perez (11-13 years old))

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)

Jean-Bohémond Leguay

(The pianist)

Ariane Massenet

(Sophie D)

Justine Pesin

(Secretary)

Romy Moukvoz

(Lorie (14-15 years old))

Gilbert Coudurier

(Producer)

Jean-Claude Matthey

(Admirer (uncredited))

Gabriel Alves Marques

(Richard Perez (9-14 years old))

Gladys Cohen

(Mrs. Benayoun)

Anna Lebovits

(Mrs. Flora Dahan)

Haïly Yssembourg Da Cunha

(Ludivine (10-11 years old))

Jim Belleé Geffray

(Jacqueline Perez (12 years old))

Ayoub Baccar

(Jacques Perez (8 Years Old))

Zakeline Varesis

(Nicole Perez (11 Years Old))

Nehlen Hachelafi

(Richard Perez (5 Years Old))

Eliott Taché-Maréchau

(Edmond Perez (10 Years Old))

Astrid Whettnall

(Mile Corbeau)

Baptiste Carrion-Weiss

(Harold (24-28 Years Old))

Christophe Kourotchkine

(Doctor Balthany)

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)

Antoine Pinquier

(Stage Manager)

Zohar Wexler

(Swiss Professor)

Antoine Venet

(Roland (Newborn) 1)

Valentin Venet

(Roland (Newborn) 2)

Léandre Calvagnac

(Roland (Newborn) 3)

Arséne Calvagnac

(Roland (Newborn) 4)

Benjamin Gauthier

(Hubert Le Forestier)

Édouard Michelon

(Doctor 1)

Pascal Voglimacci

(Doctor 2)

Nicolas Dangoise

(Doctor 3)

Yanis Ben Seghaier Cromier

(Harold (8 Years Old))

Capucine Guimet

(Lorie (6 Years Old))

Philippe Dusseau

(Jacques Chirac)

Ary Szenkier

(Rabin Ellyahou)

Victor Barbier

(Law Student)

Laurent Gerra

(Johnny Hallyday (voice))

Laurent Bariteau

(Conservatory Professor)

Liam Hinfray

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

Joe Dassin

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Johnny Hallyday

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))