Bread and Roses

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.

Cast

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 López

as Perez

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