Rosie

I enjoyed this film. The story was sad and could happen to any one of us anywhere, not just in Ireland.

I was shocked by some of the comments here. Obviously some reviewers had not watched the film, had no compassion or are just dense. One reviewer has moaned that Rosie is on her phone all the time? She's trying to find emergency housing for her family! Another reviewer has said people should not have kids unless they have somewhere for them to live. The children in the movie were 13 down to say 4 years old. Also Rosie and J Paul lived in the last house for 7 years until the greedy landlord threw them out prior to selling. Please watch the movie and listen also prior to reviewing. That's common sense.

It's the least well off that suffer the most, most often due to circumstance beyond their control. A film set in Ireland about injustice and the vanishing safety net that free-falls the vulnerable into chaos and despair. The performances, especially that of Sarah Greene, are superb; the story increasingly common; the solution - as distant as it has ever been.

They told a tough, tough story of a mother trying to cope with homelessness. Kudos to the Irish for telling this harrowing tale - a tale of the unintended consequences of capitalism: some people become homeless. Few government agencies or charities exist to help them, as the story so vividly tells.

Well done.

Oh, my god, what a wonderful, depressing movie, that really hurt every inch of my body to watch. it is neo social realism from ireland this time at top level. its about a family of 6, having been evicted from their rented home, and we follow them for a few days in their frantic search to get a roof over their heads. you shouldnt believe that this happens in these days in this part of our modern world.but after curious searching, i have come to know that in ireland only there are about 10000- 25000 people that are categorized as family that are somehow homeless or without a fixed adress. this number excludes single people,addicts,alcoholics,hobo's and whatever, its pure families, mum, dad, and children without the warmth and safety of home dear home.....

there are factors in the story, such as shame,angst to seek help from velfare offices in case the children being taken away, lots of pride, and most of all the need to feel like a normal average succesfull human being. they could have used family for help, but bad realations are here a hinder for a solution like that....nevertheless, its a major problem, and they must never be forgotten. i am not rich and have striven financially when kids were small, but weve been careful, and sober on what weve spent money on, and i learnt to hammer an 3 inch nail in a plank of wood when i was 23, because i had to. the big shame for ireland is the vast amount of ghost residencies ,empty houses and apartment that are not used . they can expropriate milions of hectars for road development,making car parks,or building paths for bikes and pedestrians, why not expropriate houses and apartments as well.??extreme,but i ask??? the saying'' living in a box'' has got a new explonaion for me, namely living in a aluminum box with 4 round rubber wheels under....

acting....extremely well done both the adults and all the children. i just wanda what deadly said stories were told to make them children look so supersad and depressed.the dialouges and symmetry and dynamics of the acting a trully brilliant, i can only wish that this should be the candiate from the irish film board for the next academy awards 2020.

the grumpy old man are nearly exploding of mixed emotion after watching such a darn well made movie, and should have shared so much more, but the language barriere are to big and mjy fingertips are qiute numb at the moment, so have a look at this flick yourself,and please forget your besserwisser part of yourself and place yourself under the excact same emotional way the characters does.. its tough and it is an eyeopener en masse'..highly reccomended.

A tough watch which is the exact point. The end is a bit sudden. More could have been done, after sitting through the film, potentially exlporing other outcomes. But that's a minor criticism. Great acting even though the script is rather slow at times.