The Rose Seller

The Rose Seller

1998 · 115 min · ES · 7.7 (118 votes)
Dir. Víctor Gaviria · Starring Lady Tabares, Marta Correa, Mileider Gil, Diana Murillo, Liliana Giraldo, Yuli García
DramaCrime

Monica is 13 years old and has already created her own world, on the street, where she fights courageously to defend what little she has: her friends, her boyfriend, who sells drugs, and her dignity and pride that makes no concessions to anyone. On Christmas night, like every night, she sells roses to make a living. But life brings her a new appointment with loneliness, poverty, drugs and death.

VIBE

A raw, unflinching look at a young girl's struggle for dignity amidst crushing poverty. It's a somber, yet resilient portrayal of street life, where hope flickers in the face of overwhelming hardship.

grittysomberresilientmelancholicsteadysocial realismindie dramacharacter-drivensurvivalpovertyloss of innocencestreet life
poverty