Once Upon My Mother (2025)

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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.

Released: 2025-03-19
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Runtime: 1h 42m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 277 votes

Directed by Ken Scott.

Top cast

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)

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Where to watch Once Upon My Mother

Canada: stream on Crave, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
Australia: rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV

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