Bread and Roses

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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Creators

Ken Loach

director

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Paul Laverty

writer

Cast

Pilar Padilla actor Adrien Brody actor Jack McGee actor

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Monica Rivas actor

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Frankie Davila actor

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Lillian Hurst actor

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Maria Orellana actor

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Melody Garrett actor Elpidia Carrillo actor George Lopez actor

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Rosa Ayala actor

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Mayron Payes actor Blake Clark actor

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Gigi Jackman actor

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Beverly Reynolds actor

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Eloy Méndez actor

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Yelena Antonenko actor

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Olga Gorelik actor

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Estela Maeda actor Sherman Augustus actor