Bread and Roses
The Balance of Power Is About to Change
The Balance of Power Is About to Change
Comedy, Drama
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2000
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In Los Angeles, undocumented Mexican immigrant Maya finds work as a janitor through her sister, Rosa. However, as both work non-union, conditions are grim. After enduring abuse from her superiors, Maya is open to the pro-union rhetoric offered by organiser Sam Shapiro. Rosa, meanwhile, is far less interested in clashing with management, given the needs of her family, and a rift forms between the sisters.
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Details
Runtime:
110 min
Release date:
14 Sep 2000
Country:
GB, DE, ES
Languages:
English, Spanish
Budget:
$5,500,000
Revenue:
$706,876
Awards:
5 wins & 10 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
There's every reason to watch Bread and Roses
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
12 Jul 2001
rotten:
Loach treats [the story] as a late-breaking sidebar to a narrative that essentially amounts to a tract on the glories of unskilled trade unionism.
– Susan Stark,
Detroit News,
22 Jun 2001
rotten:
Isn't a bad movie, just a painfully obvious one.
– Terry Lawson,
Detroit Free Press,
22 Jun 2001
fresh:
As didactic as it sometimes gets, its heart is always bigger than its ideology.
– Jay Carr,
Boston Globe,
15 Jun 2001
rotten:
Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty draw everything in simplistic, overstated terms.
– Edward Guthmann,
San Francisco Chronicle,
11 Jun 2001