Bread and Roses (2000)

"The Balance of Power Is About to Change"Movie
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63
Bread and Roses
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StarringPilar PadillaAdrien BrodyJack McGee
DirectorKen Loach
WriterPaul Laverty
NR 1 hr 50 minSep 14th, 2000Drama, Comedy
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 14th, 2000
On DVD & Blu-ray:November 27th, 2001 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$5,500,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$706,876 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Ulrich Felsberg
Production Companies:Parallax Pictures, Road Movies, Tornasol Media, Alta Films
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