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2000·18

Bread and Roses

The Balance of Power Is About to Change

ComedyDrama1h 50m

🍅67%

🍅

67%

Tomatometer

🍿

78%

Popcornmeter

6.3

TMDB

Storyline

In Los Angeles, undocumented Mexican immigrant Maya finds work as a janitor through her sister, Rosa. However, as both work non-union, conditions are grim. After enduring abuse from her superiors, Maya is open to the pro-union rhetoric offered by organiser Sam Shapiro. Rosa, meanwhile, is far less interested in clashing with management, given the needs of her family, and a rift forms between the sisters.

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Details

DirectorKen Loach

ReleasedSep 14, 2000

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$5.5M

Revenue

$706.9K

Parental guide18KR

Studios

Parallax Pictures

Road Movies

Tornasol MediaAlta Films

Cast

Pilar Padilla

Pilar Padilla

Maya

Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody

Sam Shapiro

Jack McGee

Jack McGee

Bert

Monica Rivas

Simona

Frankie Davila

Luis

Lillian Hurst

Lillian Hurst

Anna

Maria Orellana

Berta

Melody Garrett

Cynthia

Elpidia Carrillo

Elpidia Carrillo

Rosa

George López

George López

Perez

Rosa Ayala

Janitor

Mayron Payes

Ben

Reviews

5 reviews · 4 critics

3 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“Bread and Roses has powerful moments, but it also sometimes descends into preachiness.”

67% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Desson Thomson

RTWashington PostJul 12, 2001

There's every reason to watch Bread and Roses

M

Marjorie Baumgarten

RTAustin ChronicleJun 25, 2001

Presents a slice of life that has hardly made a scratch on American celluloid. With any luck, that scratch will help generate a real itch.

S

Susan Stark

RTDetroit NewsJun 22, 2001

Loach treats [the story] as a late-breaking sidebar to a narrative that essentially amounts to a tract on the glories of unskilled trade unionism.

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Information

Title

Bread and Roses

Released

Sep 14, 2000

Rated

18

Region of Origin

United Kingdom, Germany

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 50m

Status

Released

Studios

Parallax Pictures, Road Movies

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