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Rosie

Released Nov 18, 1998 1h 37m Drama List
67% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 100% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Thirteen-year-old Rosie (Aranka Coppens) struggles through a rough home life with her negligent mom, Irene (Sara de Roo), and her uncle Michel (Frank Vercruyssen), whose all-consuming passion for gambling often finds him in trouble. With no stable role models, Rosie looks for guidance from her non-judgmental friend Jimmy (Joost Wijnant). However, when the girl yearns for more care than he can give, her growing angst leads to a series of decisions that lands her in juvenile detention.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: B+ Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Entertainment Weekly Rated: B+ Jan 1, 2011 Full Review Russell Smith Austin Chronicle Rated: 3/5 Feb 21, 2001 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Oct 1, 2005 Full Review David Noh Film Journal International Rosie's tale is simply not that compelling to justify all this determined drabness. Feb 21, 2001 Full Review Rob Blackwelder SPLICEDWire Rated: 8/10 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member surprisingly good Belgian drama. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member an awesum movie, a one time experience but it's like impossible to catch it so if you can find this movie on a international art-house TV (thanks to cnbcé in turkey) or in a dvd rental store dont miss it and take the pleasure.. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Thirteen-year-old Rosie (Aranka Coppens) struggles through a rough home life with her negligent mom, Irene (Sara de Roo), and her uncle Michel (Frank Vercruyssen), whose all-consuming passion for gambling often finds him in trouble. With no stable role models, Rosie looks for guidance from her non-judgmental friend Jimmy (Joost Wijnant). However, when the girl yearns for more care than he can give, her growing angst leads to a series of decisions that lands her in juvenile detention.
Director
Patrice Toye
Producer
Antonino Lombardo
Screenwriter
Patrice Toye
Distributor
Primer Plano Film Group S.A., New Yorker Films, Cinéma Libre, Mongrel Media, ARP
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Dutch
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 18, 1998, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.6K
Runtime
1h 37m