Rosie

May 8 2014 Not Rated 1h 46m
Drama, Family, Romance

Lorenz Meran, a successful gay author suffering acute writers' block, has to leave Berlin and return to eastern Switzerland to provide care for his aged mother, Rosie. But it is not only his mother's battle against being dictated to and losing her dignity that he is struggling with. It's also his own midlife crisis.

Plot

Lorenz Meran, (40) a successful gay author suffering acute writers' block, has to leave Berlin and return to eastern Switzerland to provide care for his aged mother, Rosie. When he finds himself confronted with the fact that fun-loving Rosie refuses both outside assistance and a care home, he discovers that he is stuck fast in his small home town of Altstätten. But it is not only his mother's battle against being dictated to and losing her dignity that he is struggling with. It's also his own midlife crisis. And when long-kept secrets are suddenly revealed under the tensions of family dynamics, Lorenz almost fails to notice that love is knocking on the front door of his parent's house...

Written by

Marcel Gisler, Rudolf Nadler

Directed by

Marcel Gisler

Production Countries

Switzerland

Production Companies

Cobra Film, SRF

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

3 wins & 6 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
449
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA