Once Upon My Mother
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2025-03-19
Runtime: 102 mins
Director: Ken Scott
Spoken language: Français
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Original title: Once Upon My Mother
Production Companies: Egérie Productions, Gaumont, Christal Films, Amazon MGM Studios
Production Countries: France, Canada, United States of America
Cast
Leïla Bekhti
Jonathan Cohen
Joséphine Japy
Sylvie Vartan
Jeanne Balibar
Lionel Dray
Anne Le Ny
Milo Machado-Graner
Naïm Naji
Iliana Belkhadra
Naël Rabia
Luc Sitbon
Saber Hallout
Nina Bouffier
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