Synopsis
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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Cast
- Émilie DequenneRosetta
- Olivier GourmetPatron
- Fabrizio RongioneRiquet
- Anne YernauxMother
- Bernard MarbaixCampground Manager
- Frédéric BodsonHead of Personnel
- Florian DelainThe Boss's Son
- Christiane DorvalFirst Saleswoman
- Mireille BaillySecond Saleswoman
- Thomas GollasMother's Boyfriend
- 90
Chicago Reader
You feel it in your nervous system before you get a chance to reflect on its meaning. - 88
Boston Globe
The bleakness of Rosetta will not be for all, but it's one of the best films of the year. - 80
Film.com
This kind of film, in its various manifestations recurring through the decades, gives us confidence that cinema can ultimately get to the heart of things. - 80
Los Angeles Times
Grabs you by the throat and won't let go. - 80
Time
The purity of Dequenne's performance inspires awe. - 75
New York Post
Bleak, demanding stuff, and its hand-held documentary-style photography is harder on the stomach than "The Blair Witch Project." - 75
Christian Science Monitor
Carries a strong emotional charge along with its valuable reminder of the suffering that youngsters may undergo when a heedless society overlooks their needs. - 70
TV Guide Magazine
A psychologically acute profile of one teenaged girl obsessed with leading what she thinks of as normal life.