Overview
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.
Cast
- Rose Maltais-Borris as Rose
- Albert Borris as Bin
- Ronald Maltais as P'tit-Jean
- Garry Borris as Albert
- John Brown as Tony
- Magella Joseph as Madge
- Paulette Jiles as Woman boarder / cocktail waitress
- George Martell as Social Worker
- Edmond Charest as Henry
- Julia U. Borris as Secretary