Bread and Roses (2000)

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Written by Paul Laverty

Directed by Ken Loach

Running Time: 120 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 2000

Rating: 15 Certificate

Production Country: UK/France

Filmed in Colour

Maya (Pilar Padilla) is an illegal immigrant in the U.S. she travelled there via Tijuand where she meets up with her sister, Rosa (Elpidia Carrillo), and her family in Los Angeles.

After leaving a barmaid job due to sexual harrasment, Maya finds work as a janitor at a downtown office. However, her boss demands a month's salary as a commission. As a result, radical lawyer Sam Shapiro shows up and begins to fight for worker's rights in the face of strong-arm union tactics.

Meanwhile, the fiesty Maya discovers her sister has sold out the worker's cause and their relationship buckles. Eventually, Maya gets romantically involved with Sam (Adrien Brody) and breaks the law fighting for her rights.

Cast

Pilar PadillaMaya
Image for Adrien BrodyAdrien BrodySam Shapiro
Elpidia CarrilloRosa
Jack McGeeBert
Monica RivasSimona
Frankie DavilaLuis
Lillian HurstAnna
Mayron PayesBen
Maria OrellanaBerta
Melody GarrettCynthia
Gigi JackmanDolores
Beverly ReynoldsElla
Eloy MéndezJuan
Elena AntonenkoMaria
Olga GorelikOlga

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