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World Premiere
Told across decades capturing the trials and miracles of life, Once Upon My Mother is the true, funny and moving story of the greatest love there is: that of a mother for her child. Featuring a rich soundtrack of classic songs from French music icon Sylvie Vartan, this vibrant tribute to enduring motherly love is a crowd-pleasing treat.
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 everyone else and live a full and fabulous life – and she will do everything in her power to keep this promise and help him fulfil this incredible destiny.
Ken Scott has created a colourful, moving and delightful film starring Leïla Bekhti (Paris, je t'aime) as a woman who won’t take no for an answer, and her portrait of maternal love and blind faith is complicated, maddening, destructive and endearing in equal measures.
Audience Rating
Unclassified 15+
France
98
Ken Scott
Leïla Bekhti, Jonathan Cohen, Joséphine Japy, Sylvie Vartan, Jeanne Balibar
French (English Subtitles)
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