Ma' Rosa
“I'm your mother, sister, father, brother.”
Drama
Ma’ Rosa has four children. She owns a small convenience store in a poor section of Manila where everybody knows her. To make ends meet, Rosa and her husband, Nestor, resell small amounts of narcotics on the side. One day, they get arrested. Rosa’s children are ready to do anything to buy their parents’ freedom from the corrupt police.
VIBE
A raw, unflinching look at a mother's fight for her family amidst systemic corruption. It's a tough but ultimately humanistic portrayal of resilience in the face of overwhelming odds, leaving a lasting, somber impression.
grittytenseheartbreakingresilientsteadysocial realismcharacter-drivenneo-realismpovertycorruptionfamilysurvival
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