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Bread and Roses (2000)

★ 6.3/10 110 min Comedy, Drama United Kingdom, Germany, Spain English
Director: Ken Loach
Writer: Paul Laverty
Streaming: Not available
The Balance of Power Is About to Change

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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.

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Pilar Padilla
Pilar Padilla Maya
Adrien Brody
Adrien Brody Sam Shapiro
Jack McGee
Jack McGee Bert
Monica Rivas Simona
Frankie Davila Luis
Lillian Hurst
Lillian Hurst Anna
Maria Orellana Berta
Melody Garrett Cynthia

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