Release date: 09/14/2000
Budget: $5,500,000
Revenue: $706,876
Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Countries:
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Rating:
6.3
The Balance of Power Is About to Change
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.
Pilar Padilla
Maya
Adrien Brody
Sam Shapiro
Jack McGee
Bert
Lillian Hurst
Anna
Elpidia Carrillo
Rosa
George Lopez
Perez
Blake Clark
Mr. Griffin
Gigi Jackman
Dolores
Sherman Augustus
Ernest
Pepe Serna
Restaurateur
Tom Gilroy
Director of Campaigns
Benicio del Toro
Party Guest (uncredited)
Samuel West
Party Guest (uncredited)
Tim Roth
Party Guest (uncredited)
Vanessa Angel
Party Guest (uncredited)
William Atherton
Party Guest (uncredited)
Lara Belmont
Party Guest (uncredited)
Oded Fehr
Party Guest (uncredited)
Stuart Gordon
Party Guest (uncredited)
Rick Otto
Party Guest (uncredited)
Chris Penn
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ron Perlman
Party Guest (uncredited)
Robin Tunney
Party Guest (uncredited)
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