

Once Upon My Mother (2025)
1h 42m 6.1/10 IMDb
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.
Director: Ken Scott
Cast: Leïla Bekhti, Jonathan Cohen, Joséphine Japy, Sylvie Vartan, Jeanne Balibar
Content Warnings
Identity & Discrimination
Ableism (depicted)
Phobias & Sensory
Needles / medical procedures
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