The film *Once Upon My Mother* does not portray LGBTQ+ characters or themes as part of its central narrative. Its focus is on a mother-son relationship and overcoming disability, with no indication of LGBTQ+ representation in the plot or character arcs.

Once Upon My Mother is a French-Canadian comedy-drama focusing on a mother's unwavering love and determination to help her son overcome a physical disability. The film's narrative is entirely centered on this mother-son relationship and themes of resilience. There is no depiction or thematic exploration of transsexual characters or gender identity within the film's story or character arcs.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film's characters, including Roland Perez and Esther, are portrayed with genders consistent with their established identities in the autobiographical source material and historical record. No gender swaps are present.

The film accurately portrays the Sephardic Jewish North African background of the characters and setting. While the adult Roland actor's appearance is described as more European Jewish than North African Sephardic, this represents a shift in specific ethnicity and phenotype within the broader Jewish identity, not a change in fundamental racial category as per the provided definition.