Released:
1977-11-02

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:
Moshé Mizrahi

Runtime:
1h 45min

Genre:
Drama, Comedy

• Cast:
• 
  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