Bread and Roses
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.
Average Score : 63
The Balance of Power Is About to Change
Status: Released
Release Date: 2000-05-10
Production Companies Alta Films S.A. Parallax Pictures Film4 Productions
Production Countries France,Germany,Italy,Spain,Switzerland,United Kingdom,
Run time: 110 minutes
Budget: $5,500,000
Revenue: $706,876
