''Rose'' is a 2012 British thriller film directed by Kemal Yildirim. The film premiered on 15 May 2012 at the

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and was released on DVD on 20 May 2014 in the United States with other territories to follow. The film stars Helen Clifford as Rose, a drug addict and

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trying to raise her daughter Ellie, and is based upon Yildirim's 2008 short film by the same name, which screened at Cannes, and resulted in his being encouraged to expand the short into a feature film.

Plot

Cast

* Helen Clifford as Rose * Mike Mitchell as Blondie * Patrick Regis as Tony * Chelsea Impey (as Chelsea Alcock) as Ellie * Lucy White as Magdalena * Eileen Daly as Yondra * Gary Cross as Filthy Mick * Ryan Hunter (as Rami Hilmi) as Baldo * Elaine Hartley as Rebs * Gemma Crabtree as Jols * Geneveive Cleghorn as Laine * Caroline Nash as Susan * Kemal Yildirim as Lead Chancer * Jack James as Pete the Perv

Accolades

References

External links

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Rose (2012)
FromPage2Screen, 16 April 2014
Rose - Trailer
''YouTube''
Rose (2012)
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