Bread and Roses
- Released on
- Runtime
- 110 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Pilar Padilla
- Adrien Brody
- Jack McGee
- Monica Rivas
- Frankie Davila
- Lillian Hurst
- Maria Orellana
- Melody Garrett
- Elpidia Carrillo
- George Lopez
- Rosa Ayala
- Mayron Payes
- Blake Clark
- Gigi Jackman
- Beverly Reynolds
- Eloy Méndez
- Elena Antonenko
- Olga Gorelik
- Estela Maeda
- Sherman Augustus
- Roscio Saenz
- Pepe Serna
- Tony Rizzoli
- Tom Gilroy
- Jesus Perez
- Benicio del Toro
- Samuel West
- Tim Roth
- Vanessa Angel
- William Atherton
- Lara Belmont
- Cooper Campbell
- Oded Fehr
- Gary Fredo
- Stuart Gordon
- Rick Otto
- Chris Penn
- Ron Perlman
- Robin Tunney
Director
- Ken Loach
Producers
- Rebecca O'Brien