Overview
Madame Rosa lives in a sixth-floor walkup in the Pigalle; she's a retired prostitute, Jewish and an Auschwitz survivor, a foster mom to children of other prostitutes. Momo is the oldest and her favorite, an Algerian lad whom she raises as a Muslim. He asks about his parents; she answers evasively. As she ages and takes fewer children, Momo must do more for her; as money is tight, he tries to earn pennies on the street with a puppet. He's a beautiful man-child, and Madame Rosa makes him promise never to sell himself or become a pimp. A film editor, Nadine, befriends him, and his father appears as well. Madame Rosa reaches her last days in fear of hospitals, and Momo must act.
Director and cast
- Moshé Mizrahi Director
- Simone Signoret as Madame Rosa
- Michal Bat-Adam as Nadine
- Gabriel Jabbour as M. Hamil
- Mohamed Zinet as Kadir Youssef
- Costa-Gavras as Le docteur Ramon
- Nadia Samir Cast
- Samy Ben-Youb as Momo
- Bernard Lajarrige as Louis Charmette - un retraité SNCF
- Geneviève Fontanel as Maryse
- Renata Flores Cast
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