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Rose

  • 20122012
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Rose (2012)
  • Crime
  • Drama
Rose is a hopeful woman broken by drugs, prostitution and Blondie, the Czar of Hellville. Struggling to support her habit, Rose finds herself and her six year old daughter at Hellville's mer... Read allRose is a hopeful woman broken by drugs, prostitution and Blondie, the Czar of Hellville. Struggling to support her habit, Rose finds herself and her six year old daughter at Hellville's mercy. When Rose betrays Blondie turning tricks behind his back, she and her daughter endure ... Read allRose is a hopeful woman broken by drugs, prostitution and Blondie, the Czar of Hellville. Struggling to support her habit, Rose finds herself and her six year old daughter at Hellville's mercy. When Rose betrays Blondie turning tricks behind his back, she and her daughter endure many hardships, including the fight to protect themselves from Blondie's brutal iron grip,... Read all
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  • Director
    • Kemal Yildirim
  • Writers
    • Jack James
    • Stephen Loveless
    • Kemal Yildirim
  • Stars
    • Helen Clifford
    • Mike Mitchell
    • Patrick Regis
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  • Director
    • Kemal Yildirim
  • Writers
    • Jack James
    • Stephen Loveless
    • Kemal Yildirim
  • Stars
    • Helen Clifford
    • Mike Mitchell
    • Patrick Regis
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    • 4User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    ROSE: Starring Rami Hilmi as Baldo, Helen Clifford as Rose, Chelsea Impey as Ellie, Patrick Regis as Tony, Mike Mitchell as Blondie and Eileen Daly as Yondra.
    ROSE: Starring Rami Hilmi as Baldo, Lucy White as Magdalena, Mike Mitchell as Blondie and Patrick Regis as Tony.
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    Helen Clifford
    • Roseas Rose
    Mike Mitchell
    • Blondieas Blondie
    Patrick Regis
    Patrick Regis
    • Tonyas Tony
    Chelsea Impey
    • Ellieas Ellie
    Lucy White
    • Magdalenaas Magdalena
    Eileen Daly
    Eileen Daly
    • Yondraas Yondra
    Gary Cross
    • Filthy Mickas Filthy Mick
    Rami Hilmi
    Rami Hilmi
    • Baldoas Baldo
    Elaine Hartley
    • Rebsas Rebs
    Gemma Crabtree
    • Jolsas Jols
    Geneveive Cleghorn
    • Laineas Laine
    Caroline Nash
    • Susanas Susan
    Kemal Yildirim
    • Lead Chanceras Lead Chancer…
    Jack James
    Jack James
    • Pete The Pervas Pete The Perv…
    Natalie Arikan
    • Hanim Asenaas Hanim Asena
    Monty Kazmi
    • Lead Squatteras Lead Squatter
    Corina Hobbs
    • Young Susanas Young Susan
    Lynsey Beattie
    • Bodyguardas Bodyguard
    • Director
      • Kemal Yildirim
    • Writers
      • Jack James
      • Stephen Loveless
      • Kemal Yildirim
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    Rose is a hopeful woman broken by drugs, prostitution and Blondie, the Czar of Hellville. Struggling to support her habit, Rose finds herself and her six year old daughter at Hellville's mercy. When Rose betrays Blondie turning tricks behind his back, she and her daughter endure many hardships, including the fight to protect themselves from Blondie's brutal iron grip, in pursuit of her dream to reclaim their lives. Rose, Ellie and Tony, the three of them an imperfect little family bonded through pain and suffering struggle to escape to find a better part of the imperfect world to live in together. Rose must find the inner strength to reclaim her life and escape the hell that is Hellville. —kemal Yildirim
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      • Based on a true story.
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      • Crime
      • Drama
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      Rose directed by Kemal Yildirim received the 2012 Amsterdam Film Festival Van Gogh Award for Cinematic Vision.
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      Featured in A Thousand Faces (2014)

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    10/10
    An incredible piece of cinematography.
    I've quite literally been sat here for too long now staring at a blank screen and trying to force out the few words that can eloquently and succinctly describe the thoughts rushing through my head after watching Kemal Yildirim's, Rose.

    They are words which are refusing to leave the dark man cave that is my mind.

    Rose was such an incredibly gritty and moving piece of cinema that I truly don't quite know how to express myself properly. I don't think I quite have the ability.

    But I shall give it a go.

    Rose is possibly the most difficult film I've ever had to watch. It is dark, really very dark, it's full violence, injustice but above all pain, raw, visceral pain, and at more than a few points that pain hit home with a hammer blow to heart and the mind.

    Rose (Helen Clifford) is a drug addicted prostitute who endures the savagery of the world and must fight against violence and oppression to claim back her own life. Her journey is harrowing and frightening to watch, made all the more so by the fact that it is all based upon a true story. Based upon the real horror and pain that a real person, not just some fictional manifestation of a cinematic idea, but a real, living, breathing person was forced to suffer, that is the quality that really made this an at times intolerable journey to witness.

    Such a strong story though is still only as good as the director and his cast. And both factors work perfectly to support the harrowing tale. Yildirim is essential perfection in the directing chair. His calm, ordered approach to exploring Rose's pain ensures the tension builds up gradually, never abating but never climaxing too soon, keeping the audience gripped to the screen and wishing they could just get up and see the sunshine and escape the pain on their TV, but being unable to miss a single second of the film.

    I can't say that you'll enjoy this film, it is a difficult watch, but it is incredibly powerful and unbelievably poignant and its message must be heard, and it must be listened to.

    This is a real story, not an emotional fluff piece of cinema, this is carnal and it is dirty and in its own way it is incredibly beautiful.
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    • Release date
      • May 20, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Rose the Film
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    • Budget
      • £35,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
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