
Bread and Roses
The Balance of Power Is About to Change
2000 en 110 minutes
Rating: 6.3
Plot
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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Cast

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 Lopez
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)