Set over the course of one week, ROSE is the story of two sisters, Inger and Ellen, and how their relationship is challenged on a highly anticipated coach trip to Paris. When Inger announces her struggles with mental health to the group, the sisters are faced with pity from some and downright discrimination from others. On arrival in Paris, it soon becomes clear that Inger has a hidden agenda concerning a figure from her past, ultimately involving the entire group in her hunt for answers. ROSE is a film about love and care for each other, in spite of our differences, as much as it is a film about not judging a book by its cover.

Delightful Danish crowdpleaser with star cast
Together with her schizophrenic sister Inger, Ellen and her husband Vagn board a bus to Paris. She should be able to handle that, such a trip, they think. Her travelling companions initially think otherwise, and Inger’s erratic behaviour and sharp tongue make matters worse. But she gradually manages to win over the other passengers and then it becomes a heartwarming, educational trip that no one will forget.  

Director Niels Arden Oplev based the screenplay partly on his own experiences and had a star Danish cast at his disposal – Sofie Gråbøl (The Killing) plays the lead role as Inger. With its combination of drama and humour sometimes reminiscent of Intouchables, Rose drew Danes into the cinema en masse.

Program:

18.00.  Drinks in Het Ketelhuis

19.00   Movie starts

Venue

The Ketelhuis

Pazzanistraat 4

1014 DB Amsterdam