Synopsis

Rosie tells the story of a mother trying to protect her family after her landlord sells their rented home and they become homeless. Finding a room, even for a night, is a tough job and finding somewhere permanent to live is even harder. Over 36 hours, Rosie (Sarah Greene) and her partner John Paul (Moe Dunford) strive to maintain a loving family unit while shielding their young family from the reality of the situation. ROSIE examines how, even in times of crisis, the love and strength of a family can endure.

Director Paddy Breathnach

Writer Roddy Doyle (The Commitments)

Cast Sarah Greene (Black 47, Penny Dreadful, Burnt, The Guard), Moe Dunford (The Dig, Patrick's Day, Vikings, Game of Thrones)

Producers Emma Norton, Rory Gilmartin, Juliette Bonass

Production Credits Element Pictures, Screen Ireland/Fís Éireann, BAI, RTE

Paddy Breathnach

Paddy Breathnach started his directing career making natural history documentaries. His first feature, Alisa, won the Award for Best First / Second Film at the San Sebastian Film Festival. His second feature I Went Down (BBC films) starring Brendan Gleeson, also won the New Directors prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival in 1997. I Went Down screened at Sundance in 1998 and won the Best Director awards at Thessaloniki and Bogota Film Festivals. He produced SouthPaw, a feature documentary that was selected for Sundance in 1999 and got a US and UK theatrical release. Breathnach went on to direct Blow Dry, Man About Dog, Shrooms and Red Mist. In 2012 he completed the documentary An Oiche A Gineadh M’athair. In 2016 his Spanish language film Viva was short listed for the Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film. He’s a board member of The Screen Director’s Guild of Ireland.