---
title: 'Bread and Roses (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ken Loach'
released: '2000-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'Switzerland'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bread-and-roses-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212826/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bread and Roses (2000)

2000 · 110 min · Drama · Germany, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Italy, United States


## Synopsis

Bread and Roses is a 2000 drama film directed by Ken Loach, starring Pilar Padilla, Adrien Brody and Elpidia Carrillo. The plot deals with the struggle of poorly paid janitorial workers in Los Angeles and their fight for better working conditions and the right to unionize. It is based on the "Justice for Janitors" campaign of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and the lead union organizer, Sam Shapiro, is based on SEIU organizer Jono Shaffer.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ken Loach](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-loach)
- **Screenplay:** [Paul Laverty](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-laverty)
- **Original Music Composer:** [George Fenton](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-fenton)
- **Producer:** [Rebecca O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/rebecca-o-brien)
- **Director of Photography:** [Barry Ackroyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-ackroyd)
- **Editor:** [Jonathan Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-morris)

## Cast

- [George Lopez](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-lopez)
- [Adrien Brody](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrien-brody)
- [Neal Baer](https://cinepixo.com/people/neal-baer)
- [Elpidia Carrillo](https://cinepixo.com/people/elpidia-carrillo)
- [Pilar Padilla](https://cinepixo.com/people/pilar-padilla)
- [Oded Fehr](https://cinepixo.com/people/oded-fehr)
- [Samuel West](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-west)
- [Blake Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/blake-clark)
- [Ron Perlman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-perlman)
- [Robin Tunney](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-tunney)
- [Stuart Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-gordon)
- [Tim Roth](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-roth)
- [Lillian Hurst](https://cinepixo.com/people/lillian-hurst)
- [Chris Penn](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-penn)
- [William Atherton](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-atherton)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/bread-and-roses-2000
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