Philippines Synopsis
“I'm your mother, sister, father, brother.”
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.
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The 2015–2017 Philippines Window
Ma' Rosa holds position #16 of 27 Philippines films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Philippines Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Philippines — 11 titles released, including Ma' Rosa. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (69 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 10 other Philippines films in 2016.
The 95th Philippines title from Philippines we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1964).
Our Philippines catalog contains 146 titles in total (134 films).
Audience Engagement
18 audience reviews — more than 60% of Philippines films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 55th percentile among Philippines films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #71 of 146 Philippines films indexed here (51st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Philippines Drama productions specifically: #50 of 82 (top 61%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Philippines |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Filipino |
| Production Companies | Centerstage Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | November 9, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5638094 |