Rosemari (2016)

	Also Known As: Framing Mom
	Year of first release: 2016
	Director: Sara Johnsen
	Actors: Tuva Novotny, Ruby Dagnall, Laila Goody
	Country: N, DK, D
	Genre: Drama, Melodrama
	Conditions of visioning: 05.11.2016, CineStar 5, NFDL2016, Norvegian/Danish with English subtitles
Synopsis: Unn Tove (Novotny) marries the wrong man. During her wedding reception, a baby is born in the bathroom of the restaurant. Unn Tove finds the newborn girl and turns her over to the authorities. The two meet again 16 years later. Unn Tove is now the mother of two daughters and works for a local broadcaster. Rosemari (Dagnall) is trying to track down her birth mother. Unn Tove decides to help the young woman in her search and shoot a report about it.
Review: The plot is intriguing but the story is even more suspensfull and melodramatic than expected. It begins with an emotional meeting and the quest for Rosemari's origins brings the melodrama as it goes dirtier and more underground. Unn Tove shares these emotions only with her ex and eternal love and with her best friend and colleague Hilde (Goody). She is actually also looking for her own story, for a way to handle her own life and her own love. The last scenes might be typical for Scandinavian life, SPOILER to face any disaster of life with resilience even if this is extremely dramatic and sad. The melodramatic script is very emotional and this is made visible on the screen via the very emotional acting of Ruby Dagnall. The role of Hilde is very refreshing as it brings the funny touch with a very black humour. This black humour is actually the bare realistic analysis she does of her friend and of other people. And this is very funny because it is also true. And her way of talking makes it hilarious. This contrasts with the very dramatic story and balances it with subtlety.
Rating: 7 /10