Bread and Roses (2000)

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.

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Stars: Pilar Padilla, Adrien Brody, Jack McGee, Monica Rivas, Frankie Davila

Release Date: 2000-09-14

Country: United Kingdom, Germany, Spain

Ratings: 6.286 / 10 (131 votes)

Runtime: 110 mins