Rosetta (1999)
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.
Top billed 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
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