Bread and Roses

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.

Director: Ken Loach

Cast

Pilar Padilla

Maya

Adrien Brody

Sam Shapiro

Jack McGee

Bert

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Monica Rivas

Simona

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Frankie Davila

Luis

Lillian Hurst

Anna

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Maria Orellana

Berta

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Melody Garrett

Cynthia

Elpidia Carrillo

Rosa

George López

Perez