

Bread and Roses
The Balance of Power Is About to Change
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$5500000
Revenue
$706876
Runtime
110 min
Release Date
2000-09-14
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
129
Vote Average
6.314
Pilar Padilla
Maya
Adrien Brody
Sam Shapiro
Jack McGee
Bert
Monica Rivas
Simona
Frankie Davila
Luis
Lillian Hurst
Anna
Maria Orellana
Berta
Melody Garrett
Cynthia
Elpidia Carrillo
Rosa
George López
Perez
Rosa Ayala
Janitor
Mayron Payes
Ben
Blake Clark
Mr. Griffin
Gigi Jackman
Dolores
Beverly Reynolds
Ella
Eloy Méndez
Juan
Yelena Antonenko
Maria
Olga Gorelik
Olga
Estela Maeda
Teresa
Sherman Augustus
Ernest
Roscio Saenz
Emma
Pepe Serna
Restaurateur
Tony Rizzoli
Personnel Manager
Tom Gilroy
Director of Campaigns
Jesus Perez
Oscar
Benicio del Toro
Party Guest (uncredited)
Samuel West
Party Guest (uncredited)
Tim Roth
Party Guest (uncredited)
Vanessa Angel
Party Guest (uncredited)
William Atherton
Party Guest (uncredited)
Lara Belmont
Party Guest (uncredited)
Cooper Campbell
Party Guest (uncredited)
Oded Fehr
Party Guest (uncredited)
Gary Fredo
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Stuart Gordon
Party Guest (uncredited)
Rick Otto
Party Guest (uncredited)
Chris Penn
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ron Perlman
Party Guest (uncredited)
Robin Tunney
Party Guest (uncredited)
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