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Bread and Roses

2000 · 110 min

A grounded, heartfelt look at immigrant workers finding their voice, balancing warmth and grit with a quiet sense of injustice.

Directed by
Ken Loach
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
The Balance of Power Is About to Change
Overview
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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Directed by
Ken Loach
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • immigration
  • family
  • justice
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour4
Realism9
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Ken Loach
Written by
Paul Laverty
Starring
Pilar Padilla, Adrien Brody, Jack McGee, Monica Rivas, Frankie Davila, Lillian Hurst, Maria Orellana, Melody Garrett
Music
George Fenton
Cinematography
Barry Ackroyd
Runtime
110 min
Country
United Kingdom, Germany, Spain
Languages
English, Spanish

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