Maya is a quick-witted young woman who comes over the Mexican border without papers and makes her way to the LA home of her older sister Rosa. Rosa gets Maya a job as a janitor: a non-union janitorial service has the contract, the foul-mouthed supervisor can fire workers on a whim, and the service-workers’ union has assigned organizer Sam Shapiro to bring its “justice for janitors” campaign to the building. Sam finds Maya a willing listener, she’s also attracted to him. Rosa resists, she has an ailing husband to consider. The workers try for public support; management intimidates workers to divide and conquer. Rosa and Maya as well as workers and management may be set to collide.
Release Date: 25 October 2000Runtime: 110 min
Stars:
- Adrien Brody
- Beverly Reynolds
- Elena Antonenko
- Eloy Méndez
- Elpidia Carrillo
- Frankie Davila
- Gigi Jackman
- Jack McGee
- Lillian Hurst
- Maria Orellana
- Mayron Payes
- Melody Garrett
- Monica Rivas
- Olga Gorelik
- Pilar Padilla
Director: Ken Loach
