“Bread and Roses” ( English Bread and Roses ) - a film by British director Ken Loach , filmed in 2000 .
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| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Ken Loach |
| Producer | Rebecca O'Brien |
| Author script | Paul Laverty |
| In the main cast | Pilar Padilla Adrien Brody Elpidia Carrillo |
| Operator | Barry Ackroyd |
| Composer | George Fenton |
| Film company | Parallax Pictures, Alta Films, Alta Producción, Arte, BIM, Bac Films, British Screen Productions, British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB), Cinart, Degeto Film, FilmFour, Filmcoopi Zürich, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, La Sept-Arte, Road Movies Filmproduktion , Tornasol Films, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) |
| Duration | 110 min |
| A country |  Great Britain  France  Germany  Spain  Italy  Switzerland |
| Tongue | english spanish |
| Year | 2000 |
| IMDb | ID 0212826 |
Content
Story
Young Mexican Maya ( Pilar Padilla ) illegally crossed the border of Mexico and the United States to reunite with her sister Rosa ( Elpidia Carrillo ), who lives in Los Angeles . After working for some time as a waitress in a bar, with the help of her sister, she got a job as a cleaner in a large office building. Soon, Maya met with union activist Sam ( Adrien Brody ), who called to face the truth and make sure that the company robs them by paying them miserable salaries ...
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Pilar Padilla | Mayan |
| Adrien Brody | Sam Shapiro |
| Elpidia Carrillo | the Rose |
| Jack McGee | Bert |
| Monica Rivas | Simone |
| Frankie Davila | Louis |
| Maria Orellana | Bertha |
| Gigi Jackman | Dolores |
| Elena Antonenko | Marina |
| George Lopez | Perez |
Awards and nominations
Nominations
- 2000 - Cannes Film Festival
- Golden Palm Branch - Ken Loach
Links
- Bread and Roses on the Internet Movie Database
- Bread and Roses on allmovie