Stars: Emilie Dequenne, Fabrizio Rongione, Anne Yernaux, Jeremie Renier, Olivier Gourmet

Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Summary: In 'Rosetta' Rosetta is sacked from her factory job and the cops are called to get her out. She does not want to go home as her mother is an alcoholic living in a caravan. In 'La Promesse' Roger and his son, Igor, make their living by renting out apartments to illegal immigrants but things start to get tricky when the building inspector calls...

A gruelling, powerful film that features Emilie Dequenne in her screen debut. She portrays Rosetta, a 17-year-old girl who wants nothing more than to work for a living. After being fired from her most recent job, she spends her subsequent days trying to procure work anywhere possible. Eventually, she befriends Riquet, a waffle seller, and backstabs him in order to accomplish her goal. Dequenne is up to the challenge as the focal point of every screen second, delivering a highly charged, impassioned performance. ROSETTA is another gritty work of socio-realism from the Dardenne's, whose LA PROMESSE introduced them to the world of fictional feature filmmaking--where they emigrated from documentaries.

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Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Wide Screen
Main Language:	French
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Award Ceremony Footage, Cast Biographies, Director Biographies And Filmographies, Interview With Luc And Jean Pierre Dardenne, Stills Gallery, Theatrical Trailer
Subtitles:	Dutch, English, Italian
Year:	1999
Release Date:	April 16, 2001
Runtime:	180 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	A R T 184 D V D
Keywords:	Subtitled, Two, General, French, Drama, La, Discs, Rosetta, Promesse
Genre:	Drama