The Roses Seller

Hidden face of Medellin.
Loneliness, drugs and death.

Monica is thirteen years old and has already rebelled against everything. She has created her world on the streets, fighting courageously to defend what she has. It is an accumulation of stories from the street and acts classified as criminal by society, but they are part of their daily life for some kids.It is a raw reflection on the social breakdown, lost childhood, life, death, drugs and family with natural actors. 1998 Cannes Film Festival, the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film.

Credits

Directed
Victor Gaviria
Script / Dialogue
Carlos Henao
Script / Dialogue
Diana Ospina
Director of Cine
Rodrigo Lalinde
Set decorator
Ricardo Duque
Film editor
Victor Gaviria
Music
Luis Franco
Year
1998
Running time
120 minutes

Casting

Leading actor/ Monica
Lady Tabares
Leading actor/Andrea
Mileider Gil
Leading actor/El Zarco
Giovany Quiroz
Actor/Anderson
Elkin Vargas
Actor/Claudia
Liliana Giraldo
Actor/Milton
Alex Bedoya
Actor/Judy
Marta Correa
Actor/ La Cachetona
Diana Murillo

Location:

Address:
107 Kingsland High St, Dalston
Postcode:
London E8 2PB