Bread and Roses

United Kingdom

• 2000-09-14(GB)
• ▪

  Comedy,

  Drama
• ▪ 1h-50m

The Balance of Power Is About to Change

Overview

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.

• Ken LoachDirector

  Ronnie YeskelCasting

  Ulrich FelsbergExecutive Producer

  Richard HicksCasting

  Bradley MorrisSecond Second Assistant Director

  Matthew PearceAssistant Camera