Rosie

Rosie

2013 · 126 min · ★ 6.1 · Drama

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.

Directed by Marcel Gisler · Written by Marcel Gisler

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Fabian Krüger Lorenz
Sibylle Brunner Rosie
Sebastian Ledesma Mario
Judith Hofmann Sophie
Eric Hättenschwiler Alex Ritter
Alexis Haupt Silvan Ritter
Anna-Katharina Müller Chantal
Margot Gödrös Trudi Thür
Hans-Rudolf Twerenbold Markus Lechweiler
Bodo Krumwiede Clemens Meran
Marietta Jemmi Frau Stählin
Marlise Fischer Frau Jäger

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