Rose

Rose is the story of a sixteen-year-old pregnant, Indigenous teen who is pulled from her community and placed in a church to be overseen in her last months of pregnancy. When she delivers her child, it will be taken from her and put into a Canadian home by decree of an Indian Agent, Mr. Byrne. Rose has a secret and will not tell anyone the identity of the baby's father - not even her family. It is later revealed that the father of her child is a young Mohawk man, named Michael, who wants to keep the child in the community.

Cast

Merrick Diabo

as Extra

Passion Diabo

as Rose

Mark Kupra

as O'Byrne

Sayde Lazore

as Extra

Wendy Mayo

as Extra

Eric 'Dirt' McComber

as Michael's Uncle

Masha Peter

as Unna

Teresa Picciano

as Sister Clarice

Tanchay Redvers

as Liz

Amanda Reed

as Extra

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