Adrien Brody, Alonso Chavez, Benicio Del Toro

A young Mexican woman crosses the border into LA to join her sister, who works as a janitor in some of the city's largest corporate offices. Surrounded by the machinations of big business, the sisters...( read more  read more... ) seek happiness on a smaller but more human scale as they try to organize a janitorial union.

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R, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: Ken Loach

Release Date: May 11, 2001

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DVD Release Date: November 27, 2001

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  • October 9, 2006
    A little too blatant.
  • October 29, 2008
    Repressing proletarians,oh you Loach.A political innovator of cinematic beauty and justice,Loach stumbles upon the U.S. disorder which is obviously a great matter to develop in a feature film.The lighthearted approach is confusing to say the least and impeccably incoherent.The we...( read more)akest Loach in my opinion,very shallow sub-plot of a love story.
  • June 16, 2008
    Not super interesting.
  • December 10, 2007
    A great film!
  • October 8, 2009
    I could imagine this film being put together by a bunch of ineffective political activists daydreaming about getting even with "the man." I wonder if there was even a script initially or whether they just winged it scene by scene.

    Maybe not, but that was definitely the feel of ...( read more)it. Like an unprofessional flick that arose from someone who could never accomplish anything in real life playing let's pretend on what would happen if their confrontational, non-sophisticated tactics actually worked in real life.

    As someone who has tried to participate in political reform in the real world, I found this unrealistic view of social organizing annoying. It reminded me of how the scatter-brains of the liberal camp view reality (instead the sharp ones, who actually get things done.)

    I also felt the "bad guys" of the film were extremely one-dimensional. Actually, the "good guys" were too, come to think of it.
  • June 23, 2009
    Ken Loach sinemas? denince akla ilk gelen, i?çi s?n?f? ve bu s?n?f?n kapitalist sistem içindeki mücadelesidir. Sosyalist gerçekçilik üzerine kurulu sinema anlay???yla Loach, i?çi s?n?f?n?n problemlerine büyüteç tutarak toplumu bilinçlendirmeyi hedefler.

    Bread and Roses , ABD'...( read more)deki Meksikal? göçmenlerin kapitalist sistem içindeki sömürüsünü anlat?r. Filmde, Maya?n?n, çal??t??? binan?n ç?k??nda bulunan dev sütunlar aras?ndaki yaln?z ba??na görüntüsü sistemin i?çiye kar?? olan so?uklu?unu ve ac?mas?zl???n? vurgular. Yine ayn? filmde, Maya?n?n Sam?in yard?m?yla i?çileri örgütlenmeye ta??mas? da i?çi s?n?f?n?n mücadelesine güzel bir örnektir.

    1) Loach, sinema oyuncular? ile çal??maz çünkü sinema oyuncular?n?n, perdede anlat?lanlar? gerçekçilikten uzakla?t?raca??na inan?r. [Örne?in, "Ladybird, Ladybird"de ?apka ç?kartan Crissy Rock'?n hiç bir sinema oyunculu?u deneyimi yoktur. Crissy Rock, o döneme kadar bir stand-up komedyen olarak çal??an bir ki?idir. "Sweet Sixteen"deki Martin Compston'?n da bu filmden önce hiç bir oyunculuk deneyimi olmam??t?r.]

    2) Senaryoya dayal? bir performans yerine duygusal yo?unlu?un do?al bir ?ekilde öne ç?kmas?na önem verir. [Örne?in, "Bread and Roses"da Rosa ve Maya'n?n tart??l?klar? sahne seyirciyi nefessiz b?rakacak yo?unlukta ve do?all?ktad?r. Buna benzer bir di?er sahneyi "Ladybird, Ladybird"de Maggie ve Jorge aras?nda ya?and???n? görebiliriz.]

    3) Olaylar?n geli?imi ve s?ralamas?nda konvansiyonel bir yol izler. Atlamalar, geri dönü?ler tercih edilmez. Böylece seyircinin filmle ba??n?n daha çabuk geli?ece?ine inan?r. [Örne?in, Kes. Bu siyah beyaz film son derece sade. Hikaye anlat?m?na yal?nl?k hakimdir. Bu sadelik filme hiç bir ?ey kaybettirmez çünkü Loach'a göre bir film kendi kendine konu?abilmelidir.]


    4) Gerçek mekanlarda çekimi tercih eder. [Örne?in, "Carla's Song"da kameras?n? gerçek mekanlarda gerçek hayattan insanlar?n üzerine çevirir ve onlar?n kameraya konu?malar?n? sa?lar (Leigh, 2002)]


    5) Kamera kullan?m tarz? belgesel film çekimi tekniklerini içinde bar?nd?r?r. Böylece film daha gerçekçi bir dokuya sahip olur. [Örne?in, "Ladybird, Ladybird"deki do?um sahnesi son derece gerçekçidir. Kamera kullan?m? bir belgesel izliyormu?uz havas? yarat?r. Bir di?er örnek de evsizli?i irdeleyen "Cathy Come Home"da bulunabilir. ]
  • March 29, 2009
    I only watched this becuase Adrien Brody came out. The lead actress just wasn't interesting to me. I didn't care about her character's plight. It seemed to me like she made some really dumb mistakes. I didn't find anything in her character to root for. I thought the "love story" ...( read more)was weak. meh.
  • March 26, 2009
    A seriously thought-provoking film about workers rights and immigrants. Difficult not to be moved, no matter what your politics is, by the human drama. Makes you realise how much we take for granted, not just in material terms, but in how we are treated and treat others in turn....( read more) The actress who plays Rosa gives a powerhouse performance. Adrien Brody is great, those who've seen The Pianist will know he is a brilliant actor, but here some will see him in a new light. The messy hair and beard makes him look rather dishy! Those wondering how Benicio Del Toro, Tim Roth and Ron Pearlman fit into the plot should have fun spotting their blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameos.
  • January 28, 2009
    amazing story
    amazing actors
    amazing director
  • January 28, 2009
    Good story. Adrien was so funny and is such a great character actor. He makes any movie he's in better.

Critic Reviews


June 8, 2001
David Edelstein, Slate

A tough sell. full review

June 1, 2001
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Makes a powerfully persuasive case. full review

June 1, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Will this movie change anything, or this review make you want to see it? No, probably not. But when you come in tomorrow morning, someone will have emptied your wastebasket. full review

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