Rose Maltais-Borris

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)