Bread and Roses 2000

Name: Bread and Roses
Released: 2000-05-10
Cast: Pilar Padilla, Adrien Brody, Jack McGee, Monica Rivas, Frankie Davila

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by:	Ken Loach
Written by:	Paul Laverty
Release date:	2000-05-10
Runtime:	110 minutes
Critics score:	65 / 100
Tagline:	The Balance of Power Is About to Change