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Clandestinamente e dopo non poche difficoltà, la giovane messicana Maya riesce ad entrare negli Stati Uniti. Qui si ricongiunge alla sorella maggiore Rosa, impiegata come donna delle pulizie in un grattacielo dove si trovano gli uffici delle più importanti compagnie d'affari di Los Angeles. Rosa vive in città da anni ed è sposata con figli, ma il marito sta molto male e necessita di cure costose che lei non sempre può permettersi. Rosa accompagna Maya a parlare con il responsabile dei dipendenti, un uomo senza scrupoli che impone il pugno di ferro, orari senza limite e salari ridotti all'osso. Nessuno protesta per paura di essere licenziato, e anche Maya a queste condizioni prende servizio. Non riesce però ad accettare tutto in silenzio, e così quando negli uffici si affaccia il sindacalista Sam, ritiene di doverlo seguire nel suo operato. Sam fa opera di mobilitazione presso gli altri lavoratori, ma le reazioni sono contrastanti: se alcuni sono d'accordo, in molti la paura di perdere il posto prevale su possibili rivendicazioni e tra questi c'è anche Rose. Tra le sorelle la situazione comincia a farsi tesa. Quando sei lavoratrici vengono licenziate, Maya scopre che è stata proprio Rose a denunciarle e la rabbia reciproca esplode con forza. Poco dopo Maya ruba in un negozio i soldi che servono a mandare all'università un giovane del gruppo di lavoro. Intanto il corteo dei lavoratori, organizzato da Sam, sfila compatto davanti agli uffici, chiedendo garanzie e giustizia. Arriva la polizia e i manifestanti vengono arrestati. Quando è il turno di Maya, si scopre che su di lei pesa l'accusa di furto...
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This film of Ken Loach depicts a labour issue in the United States. Janitors who are working in the cleaning business of great plazas face a great dilemma. They live in harsh conditions, earn just enough to barely avoid hunger but the places they clean and work are for higher elite of the society. Workers want to change this situation by fighting for their rights and by demanding higher wages and social security. They try to get organised but hard days await them. Betrayal, police brutality and arrests are in store for the workers. In the end will they insist on fighting or will they give up the struggle? There are some side issues in the film also. One is the problem of illegal immigration. Every year thousands of Latin Americans cross the United States border in order to get into the "dream" country. They are usually caught and sent back, but the succesfull ones work illegally for fear of deportation on lowest of wages for longer hours. They usually end up in illegal jobs such as prostution or drugs dealing.The other issue is the disunity among workers. Workers who accepted the issue of organising themselves slowly fade away as the struggle gets tougher. Some are blamed by their families, some sneak behind their educational careers but they eventually fall back. Their reasons are understandable but in the end thay fail to keep their word. A very real and dramatic film with a worker's point of view.
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By Paula Brown
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I loved this, it was romantic yet tough, ended well, all the characters suitably flawed yet appealing, it was filmed without the actors knowing the full plot and I think it showed.
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By davektt
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See what happens when American money is invested in quality. Ken Loach directs a wonderful, understated and poignant film, based on true events. The largely unknown cast (though including the Oscar-winning Adrien Brody, in another fine performance, but not quite as good as his Oscar acceptance speech - whatever you thought about the war, it was good to see the advertisers being made to wait while he said his piece!)adds to the feeling that these are real people with very real problems, which is perhaps, difficult to achieve with iconic actors involved. Despite the fact that they are unknown, however, there is not a bad performance to be found, and its one 'star', Brody, shows that his Oscar was no fluke with a well-balanced performance.
Fantastic. On a side note, it would be nice, if only for the challenge of it, to see Loach create at least one film divorced from his socialist ideals, but then why should he, if he doesn't want to and can provide films of the quality of this?
Fantastic. On a side note, it would be nice, if only for the challenge of it, to see Loach create at least one film divorced from his socialist ideals, but then why should he, if he doesn't want to and can provide films of the quality of this?
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Ken's Glasgow becomes L.A.
You have to admire good, worthy Ken Loach. Always admirable in motive and honest depiction, he is Britain's true indie maverick. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Tim Kidner
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Freedom to live
a terric film - as always from Loach - his choice of social dependency again hits the nail on the head. Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2010 by Juanita
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I purchased this film for our local film club. Although I did not watch the film myself, the people who did go the film were very happy with the film.
Published on 8 April 2009 by Mrs. Mavis Walker
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Bread and Roses for Social Work
Having first watched this film as part of a BA (HONS) Social Work Degree course I found, as did the rest of the tutor group, that it portrays the struggle of working class people... Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2005 by social work student
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tries too hard to make a point
Dodgy acting, awful dialogue and lacks subtlety. This is an attempt to make a political point, but that point gets in the way of entertainment... Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2005
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