Rosetta (film)

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Rosetta
Rosetta movie poster
Directed by	Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Produced by	Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, et. al.
Written by	Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Starring	Émilie Dequenne
Distributed by	ARP Sélection (France)
Release date(s)	22 September 1999 29 September 1999 5 November 1999 (NYC only) 25 February 2000 21 December 2000
Running time	95 min.
Language	French
IMDb profile

Rosetta is a 1999 Belgian film written and directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. It is about a seventeen year old girl (played by Émilie Dequenne) who lives in a trailer park with her alcoholic mother. Trying to survive and to escape her situation, she attempts to find and hold a job that will allow her to move out of the caravan and away from her mother.

In Belgium the film inspired a new law prohibiting employers from paying teen workers less than the minimum wage.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Awards and recognition

Rosetta won the Palme d'Or and the Best Actress awards at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.

The Arts and Faith website ranks it at number 33 in its "Top 100 Spiritually Significant Films" list (as of December, 2006).

[edit] Quotes

Rosetta: "Tu t'appelles Rosetta... Je m'appelle Rosetta... Tu as une vie normale... J'ai une vie normale... Tu ne tomberas pas dans le trou... Je ne tomberai pas dans le trou... Bonne nuit... Bonne nuit..."

("Your name is Rosetta. My name is Rosetta. You found a job. I found a job. You've got a friend. I've got a friend. You have a normal life. I have a normal life. You won't fall in a rut. I won't fall in a rut. Good night. Good night.")