Roberta (2014)
- Directed by
- Caroline Monnet
- Genre
- fiction film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 9 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A housewife and mother grows increasingly numb to her repetitive suburban routine. She uses drugs and alcohol to cope with a life that feels empty and confining.
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What happens
Roberta is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Caroline Monnet and released in 2014. The film stars Marie Brassard as Roberta, a housewife and mother who turns to drugs and alcohol to deal with the stultifying conformity of her suburban life. The film premiered in 2014 at the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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