

Bread and Roses
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2000-09-14 • 1h 50m
The Balance of Power Is About to Change
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.
- Directors
- Ken Loach
- Writters
- Paul Laverty
- Editors
- Jonathan Morris

Bread and Roses
Visit website2000-09-14 • 1h 50m
6.3/10 • 125
The Balance of Power Is About to Change
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.
- Directors
- Ken Loach
- Writters
- Paul Laverty
- Editors
- Jonathan Morris
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsPilar Padilla
Maya
Adrien Brody
Sam Shapiro
Jack McGee
Bert
Monica Rivas
Simona
Frankie Davila
Luis
Lillian Hurst
Anna
Maria Orellana
Berta
Melody Garrett
Cynthia
Elpidia Carrillo
Rosa
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $5,500,000.00
- Revenue
- $706,876.00
- Keywords
- janitorsecurity guardlabor organizerlabor unionsocial realism