The Rose Seller


1h 30m 1998

Brief Synopsis

Lady is thirteen, lives in the streets or with her drug dealing boyfriend, and sells roses to make a living. On Christmas Eve she dreams, like all kids do, of holiday treats, new dresses and sharing in family traditions but all the merciless city of Medellin treats her to is a brutal encounter with

Film Details

Also Known As
La vendedora de rosas, Rose Seller, Vendadora de rosas
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1998

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

Lady is thirteen, lives in the streets or with her drug dealing boyfriend, and sells roses to make a living. On Christmas Eve she dreams, like all kids do, of holiday treats, new dresses and sharing in family traditions but all the merciless city of Medellin treats her to is a brutal encounter with loneliness, drugs and death.

Film Details

Also Known As
La vendedora de rosas, Rose Seller, Vendadora de rosas
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1998

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of Third Prize at the 1998 Havana Film Festival.

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States 1999

Released in United States 2000

Released in United States December 1998

Released in United States June 1999

Released in United States May 1998

Released in United States November 1998

Released in United States October 1998

Released in United States September 1998

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (in competition) May 13-24, 1998.

Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City (Walter Reade) June 11-24, 1999.

Shown at International Festival of New Latin American Cinema in Havana December 1-11, 1998.

Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.

Shown at Los Angeles International Latino Film Festival October 2-11, 1998.

Released in United States 1998 (Film will have its North American premiere at 1998 Toronto International Film Festival.)

Shown at New York International Latino Festival May 31 - June 4, 2000.

Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.)

Released in United States 2000 (Shown at New York International Latino Festival May 31 - June 4, 2000.)

Shown at Newport Beach International Film Festival (Festival del Cine) March 25 - April 4, 1999.

Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Los Angeles International Latino Film Festival October 2-11, 1998.)

Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 10-19, 1998.)

Released in United States June 1999 (Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City (Walter Reade) June 11-24, 1999.)

Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Newport Beach International Film Festival (Festival del Cine) March 25 - April 4, 1999.)

Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Zabaltegi) September 17-26, 1998.)

Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Zabaltegi) September 17-26, 1998.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 10-19, 1998.

Released in United States May 1998 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (in competition) May 13-24, 1998.)

Released in United States December 1998 (Shown at International Festival of New Latin American Cinema in Havana December 1-11, 1998.)