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"Rosie"
1998
Directed by Patrice Toye

In this powerful exploration of the troubled adolescent mind, a 13-year-old girl suffers from the non-maternal treatment of her young mother (who insists on treating her as a sister) and a dangerous involvement with her fantasy life. Eventually, the conflict between her romanctic dreams and her painful reality collide. An auspicious debut feature. "Toye is neither a glamorizer nor an exploiter, she's a lyric sympathizer with a filmmaking gift comparable to Kieslowski, Bergman and Malick..." (Wesley Morris, San Francisco Examiner). Flemish with English subtitles.  97 minutes.