Edmond Charest

An inner city paper boy goes out on his route. (imdb)

Based on the filmmaker's memories of his own mother's boarding house in Toronto's Cabbagetown. The story revolves around her 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. (nfb)