Rosie

2022

1 hr. 30 min.

Comedy

Drama

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93%

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A film about family, love, and misfits, ROSIE tells the story of a young, orphaned, Indigenous girl who is forced to live with her reluctant, street-smart Aunty Fred (Frédérique). Rosie is thrust into the fringes of 1980's Montréal into the care of Fred, who just lost her job, is on the verge of eviction, and who looks and sounds nothing like her. Fred, an artist who creates art from found and discarded objects or other peoples' trash, introduces Rosie to her two best friends Flo and Mo, glamorous, gender-bending street workers. In the end, Rosie transforms the lives of these colorful characters and finds love, acceptance, and a true HOME with her new chosen family of glittering outsiders.

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Gail Maurice

Director

Mélanie Bray

Fred (Frédérique)

Keris Hope Hill

Rosie

Constant Bernard

Flo

Alex Trahan

Mo

Josee Young

Barb

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Amil Niazi

Globe and Mail

While quite a few films have grappled with this idea, few recent ones have done so with as much heart or charm as this one by Canadian writer-director Gail Maurice.

Nov 10, 2022

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Drew Gregory

Autostraddle

I thought we were at a point where trans actors were at least cast in the poorly written trans parts, but I guess not!

Sep 25, 2022

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Carey-Ann Pawsey

Orca Sound

Set in Montreal in the 1980s, this will be a hoot for locals who were alive at that time. Waves of nostalgia will come washing over you. That along with the humour makes for a very watchable film.

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 13, 2022

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Dorothy Woodend

The Tyee (British Columbia)

It’s clunky in spots with a predictable plot, and features acting that ranges from passable to a bit cringey. But at its heart, the film is sweet, good-natured and well-intentioned. And for those qualities, a great deal is forgivable.

Nov 11, 2022

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Chris Knight

National Post

A sweet but a bit too on-the-nose story of a group of merry misfits finding love and, yes, family on the streets of Montreal circa 1984.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 11, 2022

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Anne Brodie

What She Said

Rosie An authentic performance by Bray reveals her split feelings about being a mum to Rosie, and as a defiant, frustrating, and reckless person who doesn’t realise she has been given a gift. Feature debut of Métis filmmaker/actor Gail Maurice. .

Rated: 3/4

Nov 11, 2022

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Synopsis

A film about family, love, and misfits, ROSIE tells the story of a young, orphaned, Indigenous girl who is forced to live with her reluctant, street-smart Aunty Fred (Frédérique). Rosie is thrust into the fringes of 1980's Montréal into the care of Fred, who just lost her job, is on the verge of eviction, and who looks and sounds nothing like her. Fred, an artist who creates art from found and discarded objects or other peoples' trash, introduces Rosie to her two best friends Flo and Mo, glamorous, gender-bending street workers. In the end, Rosie transforms the lives of these colorful characters and finds love, acceptance, and a true HOME with her new chosen family of glittering outsiders.

Director: Gail Maurice
Executive Producer: Mark Slone
Screenwriter: Gail Maurice
Production Co: Assini Productions, Night Market
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English