Bread and Roses
14/09/2000
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.
Movie Information
Pilar Padilla
as Maya
Adrien Brody
as Sam Shapiro
Jack McGee
as Bert
Monica Rivas
as Simona
Frankie Davila
as Luis
Lillian Hurst
as Anna
Maria Orellana
as Berta
Melody Garrett
as Cynthia
Elpidia Carrillo
as Rosa
George Lopez
as Perez
Rosa Ayala
as Janitor
Mayron Payes
as Ben
Blake Clark
as Mr. Griffin
Gigi Jackman
as Dolores
Beverly Reynolds
as Ella
Eloy Méndez
as Juan
Yelena Antonenko
as Maria
Olga Gorelik
as Olga
Estela Maeda
as Teresa
Sherman Augustus
as Ernest
Roscio Saenz
as Emma
Pepe Serna
as Restaurateur
Tony Rizzoli
as Personnel Manager
Tom Gilroy
as Director of Campaigns
Jesus Perez
as Oscar
Benicio del Toro
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Samuel West
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Tim Roth
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Vanessa Angel
as Party Guest (uncredited)
William Atherton
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Lara Belmont
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Cooper Campbell
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Oded Fehr
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Gary Fredo
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Stuart Gordon
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Rick Otto
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Chris Penn
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Ron Perlman
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Robin Tunney
as Party Guest (uncredited)
