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Bread and Roses

  • 2000
  • R
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
5.8K
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Bread and Roses (2000)
Drama

Two Latina sisters work as cleaners in a downtown office building, and fight for the right to unionize.Two Latina sisters work as cleaners in a downtown office building, and fight for the right to unionize.Two Latina sisters work as cleaners in a downtown office building, and fight for the right to unionize.

  • Director
    • Ken Loach
  • Writer
    • Paul Laverty
  • Stars
    • Pilar Padilla
    • Adrien Brody
    • Elpidia Carrillo
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    5.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ken Loach
    • Writer
      • Paul Laverty
    • Stars
      • Pilar Padilla
      • Adrien Brody
      • Elpidia Carrillo
    • 56User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 10 nominations

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    Pilar Padilla
    Pilar Padilla
    • Maya
    Adrien Brody
    Adrien Brody
    • Sam Shapiro
    Elpidia Carrillo
    Elpidia Carrillo
    • Rosa
    Jack McGee
    Jack McGee
    • Bert
    Monica Rivas
    • Simona
    Frankie Davila
    • Luis
    • (as Frank Davila)
    Lillian Hurst
    Lillian Hurst
    • Anna
    Mayron Payes
    • Ben
    Maria Orellana
    • Berta
    Melody Garrett
    • Cynthia
    Gigi Jackman
    • Dolores
    Beverly Reynolds
    • Ella
    Eloy Méndez
    • Juan
    • (as Eloy Mendez)
    Elena Antonenko
    Elena Antonenko
    • Maria
    Olga Gorelik
    • Olga
    Jesus Perez
    • Oscar
    Alonso Chavez
    • Ruben
    Estela Maeda
    • Teresa
    • Director
      • Ken Loach
    • Writer
      • Paul Laverty
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Prior to filming, Adrien Brody did undercover research as a union member in Los Angeles. He went to conventions and sat in on strike talks. A couple of the members recognized him, but Brody persuaded them not to blow his cover.
    • Quotes

      Sam: We want bread. But we want roses too.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: A Knight's Tale/Angel Eyes/About Adam/The King Is Alive/Bread and Roses (2001)

    User reviews56

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    Brody's Appeal Perks Up This NORMA RAE for Hispanic Janitors
    As Sam Shapiro, a labor activist who helps Hispanic janitors in an L.A. office building to form a union, Brody's blend of earnestness and mischief really livens up this well-meaning, sometimes moving, occasionally didactic Ken Loach film. Brody's beard and bedhead make him look especially cuddly; no wonder engaging heroine Pilar Padilla eventually drags him into a closet for some hot and heavy nookie! :-) (My husband also remarked that all that hair made Brody's prominent proboscis look, well, less prominent -- not that Brody's noble nose ever bothered me, thank you very much! :-).
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    • Release date
      • October 25, 2000 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Germany
      • Spain
      • Italy
      • Switzerland
    • Official site
      • Channel Four Television (United Kingdom)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Pan y rosas
    • Filming locations
      • Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library, University of Southern California - 3550 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, California, USA(Ruben and Maya meet up)
    • Production companies
      • Parallax Pictures
      • ARD Degeto Film
      • ARTE
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $533,479
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $49,662
      • May 13, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $706,876
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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