Rosetta (1999)

Directed by

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Belgium

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 343 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenager lives in a caravan park with her alcoholic mother. She obsessively searches for work to escape her unstable home and build a normal life.

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What happens

Rosetta is a 1999 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne. The film follows the story of a teenager (Émilie Dequenne), residing in a caravan park with her alcoholic mother. In her quest for survival and a better life, she tirelessly seeks employment in order to break free from her tumultuous living situation, hoping to leave behind the caravan and her dysfunctional mother for a more stable and secure life. The film won numerous accolades, including the Palme d'Or and the Best Actress awards at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival, and received critical acclaim upon release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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