Rosetta

Rosetta

1999 · 95 min · FR · R · 7.1 (352 votes)
Dir. Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne · Starring Émilie Dequenne, Olivier Gourmet, Fabrizio Rongione, Anne Yernaux, Bernard Marbaix, Frédéric Bodson · Music Jean-Pierre Cocco
Drama

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.

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A stark, uncompromising look at the relentless struggle for survival. It's a raw, gritty portrayal of poverty and the desperate fight for dignity in a world that offers little hope. Unflinching and deeply affecting.

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