Once Upon My Mother
19/03/2025
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.
Movie Information
Leïla Bekhti
as Esther Perez
Jonathan Cohen
as Roland Perez (Adult)
Joséphine Japy
as Litzie Gozlan
Sylvie Vartan
as Sylvie Vartan
Jeanne Balibar
as Mrs. Fleury
Lionel Dray
as Maklouf Perez
Anne Le Ny
as Mrs. Vergepoche
Milo Machado-Graner
as Jacques Perez (12-17 years old)
Naïm Naji
as Roland Perez (5-7 years old)
Iliana Belkhadra
as Nicole Perez (15-20 years old)
Naël Rabia
as Edmond Perez (14-19 years old)
Luc Sitbon
as Harold (16-17 years old)
Saber Hallout
as
Nina Bouffier
as Jacqueline Perez (16-21 years old)
Noé Schecroun
as Roland Perez (11-13 years old)
Gabriel Hyvernaud
as Roland Perez (3-5 years old)
Alice Abraham
as Ludivine (18-20 years old)
Valentine Atlan
as Mrs. Colette Bentolila
David Ayala
as Mr. Foenkinos
Léonard Barbier
as Other Assistant
Yaël Dyens
as Mrs. Yasmine Fahrat
Bertrand Goncalves
as Record seller 2
Jean-Bohémond Leguay
as The pianist
Ariane Massenet
as Sophie D
Justine Pesin
as Secretary
Romy Moukvoz
as Lorie (14-15 years old)
Gilbert Coudurier
as Producer
Jean-Claude Matthey
as Admirer (uncredited)
Gabriel Alves Marques
as Richard Perez (9-14 years old)
Gladys Cohen
as Mrs. Benayoun
Anna Lebovits
as Mrs. Flora Dahan
Haïly Yssembourg Da Cunha
as Ludivine (10-11 years old)
Jim Belleé Geffray
as Jacqueline Perez (12 years old)
Ayoub Baccar
as Jacques Perez (8 Years Old)
Zakeline Varesis
as Nicole Perez (11 Years Old)
Nehlen Hachelafi
as Richard Perez (5 Years Old)
Eliott Taché-Maréchau
as Edmond Perez (10 Years Old)
Astrid Whettnall
as Mile Corbeau
Baptiste Carrion-Weiss
as Harold (24-28 Years Old)
Christophe Kourotchkine
as Doctor Balthany
Sophie Arama
as Lorie (22-24 Years Old)
Gerald Cesbron
as Mr. Cohen
François Perache
as Dr. Hauthier
Franck Mercadal
as Dr. Marimon
Loïc Guingand
as Médecin de la production
Cédric Moreau
as Record Seller 1
Caroline Gay
as Psychiatrist
Roland Perez
as Headmaster of a school for children performers
Julia Duchaussoy
as Sylvie Vartan (Young)
Agnès Afriat
as Litzie's Mother
Didier Brice
as Oncologist
Yvon Martin
as 1st Assistant
Jean-Noël Martin
as Prosecutor
Antoine Pinquier
as Stage Manager
Zohar Wexler
as Swiss Professor
Antoine Venet
as Roland (Newborn) 1
Valentin Venet
as Roland (Newborn) 2
Léandre Calvagnac
as Roland (Newborn) 3
Arséne Calvagnac
as Roland (Newborn) 4
Benjamin Gauthier
as Hubert Le Forestier
Édouard Michelon
as Doctor 1
Pascal Voglimacci
as Doctor 2
Nicolas Dangoise
as Doctor 3
Yanis Ben Seghaier Cromier
as Harold (8 Years Old)
Capucine Guimet
as Lorie (6 Years Old)
Philippe Dusseau
as Jacques Chirac
Ary Szenkier
as Rabin Ellyahou
Victor Barbier
as Law Student
Laurent Gerra
as Johnny Hallyday (voice)
Laurent Bariteau
as Conservatory Professor
Liam Hinfray
as Roland (5-9 Years Old) (uncredited)
Joe Dassin
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Johnny Hallyday
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
