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details
Release Date: Nov 5, 1999
Running Time: 95 mins. (V)
Additional Notes: dialogue French
Country Of Origin: France
Country Of Origin: Belgium
synopsis
Rosetta is a 17-year-old Italian girl who lives in a trailer park on the outskirts of the Belgian town of Seraing. She is driven by a need that quickly becomes her singular obsession: securing a steady job and a normal life. Drowning in poverty and neglect, Rosetta puts all she has into finding and keeping a job, but her single-mindedness will force her into making a choice that she may not be prepared to accept.
cast + crew
Director
Director
Rosetta
Riquet
Rosetta's Mother
The Boss
Campgrounds Manager
Head of Personnel
Boss' Son
Saleswoman No 1
Saleswoman No 2
The Mother's Boyfriend
screenplay
screenplay
screenplay consultant
Screenplay
Screenplay
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
line producer's apprentice
reviews
This film was the surprise winner of the Palm d'Or at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival and was selected as a feature at the New York Film Festival. Written and directed by the Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, the movie examines the life of an impoverished young woman, played by Cannes Best Actress co-winner Emilie Dequenne, who is seeking to better herself. The filmmakers clearly intended to make a political statement regarding the plight of those living on the edge and to highlight…
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