Rosetta(1999) Online

The film is a study in desperation, with the protagonist often acting "borderline feral" to survive .

The handheld camera work makes the audience feel close to the characters, similar to a documentary .

She develops a tense friendship with Riquet (Fabrizio Rongione), a young man working at a waffle stand . Rosetta(1999)

The film follows Rosetta (Émilie Dequenne), a determined, 18-year-old girl living in a filthy trailer park with her alcoholic mother .

She is aggressively searching for, and trying to keep, a "normal" job to secure her independence and escape her poverty-stricken life . The film is a study in desperation, with

Mild. Focuses on a character with severe alcoholism . Themes & Analysis

Moderate. Implied oral sex, some sexual innuendo, and brief glimpses of underwear during a wrestling scene . The film follows Rosetta (Émilie Dequenne), a determined,

Mild/Moderate. Includes a violent struggle, a character forced into a muddy pond, and general physical confrontations . Profanity: Mild. One use of "whore" .