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Starring the incomparable Sarah Greene in the title role, Rosie follows a mother of four over 36 frantic hours. After being priced out of Dublin’s rental market, Rosie and her partner, John Paul (Moe Dunford), find themselves with no relatives’ couches left to surf and no hotel vouchers left to use. Their only shelter is a crowded SUV.

A post-modernist film directed by Stephen Frears and scripted by Hanif Kureishi. It explores complex themes of interracial relationships, political unrest, and the social climate of London in the 1980s, using a gritty and avant-garde style. 🎨 Animation & Indie Media Rosie movie review & film summary - Roger Ebert movie rosie

No discussion of Rosie is complete without praising Sarah Greene. Her performance is a raw nerve. She doesn't act so much as endure. There is a single shot midway through the film where Rosie, alone in the car after finally getting the children to sleep, allows her face to fall. For ten seconds, we see the weight of everything—the fear, the exhaustion, the rage—pass across her features. Then, she composes herself and makes another call. It is a shattering, Oscar-worthy moment in a film that was criminally overlooked by major awards bodies. Starring the incomparable Sarah Greene in the title