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Maya and Rosa are sisters, they are Mexicans who live and work in downtown Los Angeles, working for a pittance and in very hostile conditions. When they happen upon a young activist, there seems to be hope, he vows to help them both get the justice they deserve. Spanish dialogue.

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ProducerRebecca O'brien

EAN5014138294229

eBay Product ID (ePID)3950816

Product Key Features

ActorMonica Rivas, Pilar Padilla, Adrien Brody, Frankie Davila, Lillian Hurst, Jack Mcgee, Elpidia Carrillo, Benicio del Toro

Film/TV TitleBread and Roses

DirectorKen Loach

LanguageSpanish

Subtitle LanguageEnglish

Run Time106 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2003

FormatDVD

FeaturesTrailer\Documentary Ken and Rosa, Widescreen, With Subtitles

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

ComposerGeorge Fenton

Additional InformationThe left-leaning Ken Loach, who has spent his career focusing on the struggles of the poor and working classes of Great Britain, shifts his view-finder to the plight of a union of office-cleaners, invisible in the glittering City of Angels. Loosely based on a 1990 janitor's strike at Century City, the events are seen through the eyes of Maya (Pilar Padilla) a young Latina, who hopes only to find work in the United States. Through her sister, Rosa (Elpidia Carrillo), she gets a job at an office-cleaning company, whose largely Latino work force labors without benefits for $5.75 hour. Since many of the workers are undocumented aliens, they live in constant fear of their brutal boss, Perez (George Lopez). Even so, the arrival of union organizer Sam (Adrien Brody) is hardly greeted with elation by the workers, who know how easily they could be fired were they found at a union meeting. Yet, as the workers debate the risks and rewards of joining the union, Maya finds herself to drawn to the humorous, but intensely dedicated Sam, whose seemingly whimsical tactics prove to be surprisingly effective. Despite his clear belief in the importance of the union, Loach's sensitivity won't allow him to scant the complexities of the lives of his characters, a quality best expressed in Rosa's disturbing final revelation. The entertainment lawyer's party features cameos by a number of stars, including William Atherton, Ron Perlman, Stephanie Zimbalist, Benicio Del Toro, and Tim Roth.

ReviewsNew York Times - ...The film makes a powerfully persuasive case....[Ms. Padilla] is a brilliant actress..., Los Angeles Times - ...BREAD AND ROSES is imaginatively plotted to intertwine the personal and the political and is well sustained by Loach's vitality and passion..., Premiere - ...Padilla, in her movie debut, has a natural incandescence that bounces beautifully off the quasi-boho goofiness Brody brings to his role...

ScreenwriterPaul Laverty

Format DescriptionDVD 9

Sound sourceDolby Digital Stereo

Movie/TV TitleBread And Roses

Director of PhotographyBarry Ackroyd