Bread and Roses (2000)
Synopsis
Maya is a quick-witted young woman who comes over the Mexican border without papers and makes her way to the LA home of her older sister Rosa. Rosa gets Maya a job as a janitor: a non-union janitorial service has the contract, the foul-mouthed supervisor can fire workers on a whim, and the service-workers' union has assigned organizer Sam Shapiro to bring its "justice for janitors" campaign to the building. Sam finds Maya a willing listener, she's also attracted to him. Rosa resists, she has an ailing husband to consider. The workers try for public support; management intimidates workers to divide and conquer. Rosa and Maya as well as workers and management may be set to collide.
Release Date: 2000-09-14
Runtime: 110 minutes
Director: Ken Loach
Budget: $5,500,000 USD
Revenue: $706,876 USD
Top Cast
- Pilar Padilla as Maya
- Adrien Brody as Sam Shapiro
- Jack McGee as Bert
- Monica Rivas as Simona
- Frankie Davila as Luis
- Lillian Hurst as Anna
- Maria Orellana as Berta
- Melody Garrett as Cynthia
- Elpidia Carrillo as Rosa
- George López as Perez
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