- Country: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, UK
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 2000-10-25
- Director: Ken Loach
- Writers: Paul Laverty
- Language: English | Spanish
- Stars: Pilar Padilla , Adrien Brody , Elpidia Carrillo , Jack McGee (I) , Monica Rivas , Frankie Davila , Lillian Hurst , Mayron Payes , Maria Orellana , Melody Garrett
- Runtime: 110 min
- Awards: 5 wins & 10 nominations
- AKA: Pão e Rosas (Brazil) , Du pain et des roses (Canada) , Bread and Roses (Germany) , Bread and Roses (United States of America) , Bread & Roses , Хлеб и розы (Russian Federation) , Pan y rosas (Argentina) , Pan y rosas (Spain) , Lejos de casa (Mexico) , Bread and Roses (France, French Republic) , Brot und Rosen (Germany) , Ψωμί και τριαντάφυλλα (Greece) , Bread and Roses , Psomi kai triantafylla (Greece) , Ekmek ve Güller (Turkey) , Bread and Roses (Italy) , ブレッド&ローズ (Japan) , Brød og roser (Norway) , Bröd och rosor (Sweden) , Хліб і троянди (Ukraine) , Pan y rosas (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , Kenyér és rózsa (Hungary) , Chleb i róże (Poland) , Bread and Roses (United Kingdom)
- 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.
- IMDB:tt0212826
Bread and Roses Cast · · · ALL
Ken Loach
Director
Pilar Padilla
Maya
Adrien Brody
Sam Shapiro
Jack McGee
(I)
Bert
Monica Rivas
Simona
Frankie Davila
Luis
Lillian Hurst
Anna
Maria Orellana
Berta
Melody Garrett
Cynthia
Elpidia Carrillo
Rosa
George Lopez
(I)
Perez
Mayron Payes
Ben
Blake Clark
Mr. Griffin
Gigi Jackman
Dolores
Beverly Reynolds
Ella
Eloy Méndez
Juan
Sherman Augustus
Ernest
Pepe Serna
Restaurateur
Tony Rizzoli
Personnel Manager
Tom Gilroy
Director of Campaigns
Benicio Del Toro
Party Guest (uncredited)
Samuel West
Party Guest (uncredited)
Tim Roth
(I)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Vanessa Angel
Party Guest (uncredited)
William Atherton
(I)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Lara Belmont
Party Guest (uncredited)