Bread and Roses (film)
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German title | Bread and Roses |
Original title | Bread and Roses |
Country of production | Great Britain , Germany , France , Spain , Italy |
original language | English , Spanish |
Publishing year | 2000 |
length | 110 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 12 |
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Director | Ken Loach |
script | Paul Laverty |
production | Rebecca O'Brien |
music | George Fenton |
camera | Barry Ackroyd |
cut | Jonathan Morris |
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Bread and Roses , also titled Bread and Roses known, a feature film by director Ken Loach from the year 2000 . It tells the story of the illegal immigrant Maya, who works to improve the working conditions of her lawless colleagues.
action
Maya comes to the United States as an illegal immigrant from Mexico to live with her older sister Rosa. This gives her a job as a cleaning lady in a tariff-free cleaning company where Rosa works as an employee. Maya becomes part of that army of employees of all nationalities who polish up the elegant skyscrapers in the business districts of Los Angeles at night for a starving wage .
In contrast to her sister Rosa, who also lives in the metropolis , Maya cannot accept to submit to shameless exploitation. When the unconventional union official Sam Shapiro suddenly appears, a hard fight against the degrading conditions begins. While Sam seeks public support for his struggle for fair working conditions, the management tries to sow discord among the workers. There is also a conflict between Maya and her sister. In addition, Sam falls in love with Maya, but she is married and feels obliged to her husband.
background
Against the background of the “Justice for Janitors” campaign, the film shows the work of so-called organizers in US trade unions, who have achieved great success in recent years, especially in difficult industries with significantly low wages and below-average levels of organization.
The title of the film, Bread and Roses , is also a slogan of the international trade union movement. It illustrates two basic union demands, namely fair pay ( bread ) and decent working conditions ( roses ).
Reviews
“A hopeful utopia about the strength of the individual and solidarity with the disenfranchised, filmed in the style of a documentary handheld camera, played authentically by professional and amateur actors. 'Old-fashioned' at first glance, the film strikes the right balance between a committed thesis and entertaining political cinema. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bread and Roses. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
Web links
- Bread and Roses in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Bread and Roses in the online film database
- Bread and Roses at filmportal.de