在这部罗莎妈妈剧情片中,罗莎妈妈有4个孩子。她在菲律宾首都马尼拉一处破旧的居民区经营者一家小杂货店。为了维持生计，罗莎和他的丈夫Nester开始倒卖麻醉针剂。一天，他们被警方逮捕。罗莎和她的孩子们愿意做任何事以从腐败的警察手中换取自由。
Ma' Rosa has four children. She owns a small convenience store in a poor neighborhood of Manila where everybody likes her. To make ends meet, Rosa and her husband, Nestor, resell small amounts of narcotics on the side. One day, they get arrested. Rosa and her children are ready to do anything to buy her freedom from the corrupt police.
心酸的写实,欠缺的深度。《罗莎妈妈》：马尼拉的一天两夜。以戲論政：《羅剎媽媽》談菲律賓毒品引致的貧窮問題。喜欢的几个点。马尼拉的夜与雾。知道还会有明天，但你已绝望。当苦难降临。罗莎妈妈的幸运一天。马尼拉的一天两夜居然划开了一个社会的群像！时间会证明这部影片的伟大！。简单粗暴的反映生活。
