Bread and roses / a Parallax Pictures, Road Movies Filmproduktion and Tornasol/Alta Films production ; with the participation of British Screen [and others] ; a co-production between Britain, Germany and Spain ; producer, Rebecca O'Brien ; screenplay by Paul Laverty ; directed by Ken Loach.

Maya is an illegal alien who has crossed the U.S. border from Mexico to search for her sister Rosa, and to begin a new life. After being reunited, Rosa gets Maya a job with a janitorial service in a large office building. While working, Maya happens upon Sam Shapiro, a muckraking lawyer and union ag...

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Corporate Authors: Parallax Pictures, Road Movies Filmproduktion, Tornasol Films, Alta Films, British Screen, Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.), Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Other Authors: Loach, Ken, 1936-, O'Brien, Rebecca, Brody, Adrien, Laverty, Paul, Padilla, Pilar, Carrillo, Elpidia, Lopez, George, 1961-
Language:English
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional Spanish and English subtitles.
Published: [United States] : Lions Gate Home Entertainment, [2006], ©2006.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Cleaning personnel > United States > Drama.
Labor unions > Organizing > United States > Drama.
Hispanic Americans > Employment > California > Drama.
Unauthorized immigration > United States > Drama.
Noncitizens > United States > Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Bread & roses.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
Maya is an illegal alien who has crossed the U.S. border from Mexico to search for her sister Rosa, and to begin a new life. After being reunited, Rosa gets Maya a job with a janitorial service in a large office building. While working, Maya happens upon Sam Shapiro, a muckraking lawyer and union agitator whom the service-workers' union has assigned to bring its "justice for janitors" campaign to the building. Appalled at the work conditions and unfair labor practices, Maya and Sam team up to fight her employer.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 2000.
Special features include theatrical trailer, scene access and more, accessed through interactive menus.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AF4 D0008909 VideoDVD
PN1995.9.M45 B724 2006 VideoDVD
Credits:Photography, Barry Ackroyd ; editor, Jonathan Morris ; music, George Fenton.
System Details:DVD ; area code 1.
Cast:
Pilar Padilla, Adrien Brody, Elpidia Carrillo, George Lopez, Alonso Chavez, Monica Rivas.