A sweeping, laughter-through-tears family saga spanning 1960s Paris to the present, this exuberant crowd-pleaser traces a Moroccan-Jewish mother’s unshakable belief that love, faith, and sheer willpower can rewrite her son’s destiny.

Leïla Bekhti delivers a radiant, powerhouse turn as Esther Perez, a spirited immigrant whose world is upended when she’s told her newborn son has a severe clubfoot and will never walk. Refusing to accept such a fate, she launches a relentless—and often riotously funny—campaign: storming clinics, sparring with specialists, and invoking medical miracles and divine intervention to give her child the future he deserves. 

Inspired by Roland Perez’s bestselling memoir, this French box-office sensation radiates warmth, humor, and irresistible emotional uplift. What emerges is a joyous, universal celebration of resilience, immigrant grit, and the fierce, complicated power of a mother’s love. Winner of multiple Audience Choice awards at Jewish film festivals worldwide! (Print source: Atlanta Jewish Film Festival)

Director: Ken Scott | France | Drama | 2025 | French with English subtitles | 102 minutes

Subjects: Dramatic Stories, French Stories, Funny Stories, Women's Lives, Book-to-Screen, Disability

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