Movie: Once Upon My Mother

Top 10 Billed Cast

Leïla Bekhti
Leïla Bekhti

Esther Perez

Jonathan Cohen
Jonathan Cohen

Roland Perez (Adult)

Joséphine Japy
Joséphine Japy

Litzie Gozlan

Sylvie Vartan
Sylvie Vartan

Sylvie Vartan

Jeanne Balibar
Jeanne Balibar

Mrs. Fleury

Lionel Dray
Lionel Dray

Maklouf Perez

Anne Le Ny
Anne Le Ny

Mrs. Vergepoche

Milo Machado-Graner
Milo Machado-Graner

Jacques Perez (12-17 years old)

Naïm Naji
Naïm Naji

Roland Perez (5-7 years old)

Iliana Belkhadra
Iliana Belkhadra

Nicole Perez (15-20 years old)

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