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.
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Festival History
- AFI Fest 2000 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 2000 generic
- Chicago International Film Festival 2000 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2000 generic
Titles
| Original title | Bread and Roses | |
| Alternate title | Du pain et des roses | |
| Alternate title | Pan y rosas | |
| Alternate title | Bread & Roses |
Full credits
| Director | Ken Loach |
| Screenplay | Paul Laverty |
| Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd |
| Editing | Jonathan Morris |
| Music | George Fenton |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
