Rosetta

7.2 1999 Luc Dardenne 1h 35m
Drama
Rosetta

Young, impulsive Rosetta lives a hard and stressful life as she struggles to support herself and her alcoholic mother. Refusing all charity, she is desperate to maintain a dignified job.

Cast

Émilie Dequenne Émilie Dequenne Rosetta
Olivier Gourmet Olivier Gourmet Patron
Fabrizio Rongione Fabrizio Rongione Riquet
Anne Yernaux Anne Yernaux Mother
Bernard Marbaix Bernard Marbaix Campground Manager
Frédéric Bodson Frédéric Bodson Head of Personnel
Florian Delain Florian Delain The Boss's Son
Christiane Dorval First Saleswoman

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Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with Rosetta

The Children
The Children 2005
The Dardennes' desperate youth. Two films about young people in poverty so crushing that moral compromise becomes the only survival strategy.

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