Netherlands / Feb 01, 1986 / International Film Festival Rotterdam
If two children kiss before they can speak, one of them will die.
1h 46min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A mentally unstable woman and her son move to a sprawling mansion in Portugal to grow roses.
Main cast
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Der Rosenkönig |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | العربية, Italiano, Español, Deutsch, Français, Português, English |
| Production countries | France, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Futra Film, Werner Schroeter Filmproduktion, Juliane Lorenz Filmproduktion |
| Release date | 3 marzo 1986 |
| Production | Paulo Branco, Udo Heiland |
| Writer | Magdalena Montezuma, Werner Schroeter |
| Editing | Juliane Lorenz |
| Cinematography | Elfi Mikesch, Wolfgang Pilgrim |
| Assistant directors | João Canijo, Werner Schroeter |
| Camera operators | Elfi Mikesch, Wolfgang Pilgrim |
| Additional photography | Elfi Mikesch, Wolfgang Pilgrim |
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| Production design | Caritas de Witt, Isabel Branco, Rita Azevedo Gomes |
| Art direction | Caritas de Witt, Isabel Branco, Rita Azevedo Gomes |
| Set decoration | Isabel Branco, Rita Azevedo Gomes, Caritas de Witt |
| Music | Vasco Pimentel, Joaquim Pinto |
| Sound | Vasco Pimentel, Joaquim Pinto |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Germany / Mar 03, 1986
United States / Dec 30, 1987
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