

Bread and Roses 2000
"The Balance of Power Is About to Change"
Overview
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
Director: Ken Loach
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 LΓ³pez
Perez




