22 March 2005
SNAP! Movie Screening of Ken Loach's 'Bread and Roses' 3rd of April, Sunday 7pm @ 128 Abel Smith Street 'The first Loach
film I watched and didn't feel the weight of depression sink in to my chest as it progressed.' - JA
BREAD AND ROSES By Ken Loach
Cast: Pilar Padilla, Adrien Brody
UK 2000, 105 min
In Spanish and English
Newly arrived illegal immigrant Maya has just joined her sister on the job as a janitor in a downtown LA office
building. Appalled at the work conditions and unfair labor practices, she teams up with Sam, a labor organizer, to fight
their ruthless employer. "Bread and Roses" is the story of a group of immigrant workers who take a stand against the
million dollar corporations who employ them. Based on true events.
ENDS