Bread and Roses
“The Balance of Power Is About to Change”
6.3
Rating
(131 votes)
1h 50m
Runtime
2000
Released
3
Popularity
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.
Status
Released
Original Title
Bread and Roses
Release Date
2000-09-14
Languages
English, Spanish
Budget
USD 5,500,000
Revenue
USD 706,876
Profit
-USD 4,793,124
Directors
Writers
Paul LavertyWriter
