Rosie

By employing techniques such as close-ups, extreme close-ups and hand-held long shots, Breathnach offers the viewer an unflinching look at Rosie's desperation, even as she's trying to keep up appearances.

This unspectacular film does a disciplined job of staying right on the edge.

A terrific movie and one of the best female performances of the year.

Rosie cannily captures something about the fundamental tension between the banality and panic of poverty, and while far from experimental cinema in this sense there is something intrinsically radical about the film.

Other films have bigger budgets and more glamorous stars, some even take home more awards. But few if any can quietly move you as much as "Rosie."

Doyle's screenplay is brutally specific about the overwhelming demands of child care under these circumstances, and Rosie's efforts to keep up appearances with relatives and school officials are heartbreaking.

Devastating and utterly heart-breaking...

A gritty, empathic and timely look at the challenges families face when life takes an unexpected left turn.

Rosie is affecting, but too narrow in relation to the dimensions of the problem and the overall situation in Ireland.

This drama, directed by Irish director Paddy Breathnach, is crafted with a simplicity that makes it interesting at times to examine the deep socio-economic housing crisis that is raging in Dublin, but the narrative loses steam. [Full review in Spanish]