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 : Sep 14, 2000
Production Company : Parallax Pictures, Road Movies, Tornasol Media, Alta Films
Production Countries : United Kingdom, Germany, Spain
Original Language : English, Español
Casts : Pilar Padilla, Adrien Brody, Jack McGee, Monica Rivas, Frankie Davila, Lillian Hurst, Maria Orellana, Melody Garrett, Elpidia Carrillo, George Lopez, Rosa Ayala
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Status : Released
Budget : 5500000
Revenue : 706876
