This NFB docu-drama takes an unvarnished look at life in a working-class boarding house. Based on the filmmaker's memories of his own mother's boarding house in Cabbagetown, Toronto, the story revolves around Rose and how she runs her establishment. With a household as full and varied as hers, domesticity clashes with disputes about bootlegging, violence, and stealing. Even authority isn't exempt: she does battle with a social worker over her son's theft of a bicycle. Rose is the queen of her castle, and delivers her own brand of justice.
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Rose
Albert Borris
Bin
Ronald Maltais
P'tit-Jean
Garry Borris
Albert
John Brown
Tony
Magella Joseph
Madge
Paulette Jiles
Woman boarder / cocktail waitress
George Martell
Social Worker
Edmond Charest
Henry
Julia U. Borris
Secretary
Ed Uznanski
Boy with Bicycle
Clay Borris
Poker Player
Roy Gautreau
Poker Player
Michael Belley
Jean Luc
Darrin Maltais
Daniel
