Bread and Roses

ComedyDrama

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.

"The Balance of Power Is About to Change"

Rating

6.348
125 votes

Popularity

5.3289

Runtime

110 min.

Budget (M$)

0.7 / 5.5ROI 13%

Status

Released

Release Date

9/14/2000

Credits

Bread and Roses

Pilar PadillaMaya

Bread and Roses

Adrien BrodySam Shapiro

Bread and Roses

Jack McGeeBert

Bread and Roses

Monica RivasSimona

Bread and Roses

Frankie DavilaLuis

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