If you loved The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir, try Once Upon My Mother

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Ken Scott, and they both carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Once Upon My Mother is

A mother promises her club-footed son he’ll walk like everyone else in 1963 Quebec. Decades later, she’s still chasing that vow with stubborn devotion. Half comedy, half heartbreak, the film stops short of proving walking equals happiness.

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