Bread & Roses
"A survivor for whom mere survival was not enough"
Overview
Based upon the life of activist and trade unionist (and later MP) Sonja Davies. The film covers her life up to 1956, when, at age 33, she was elected to the Nelson Hospital Board. During this period she develops strong socialist beliefs, marries and divorces, at age 17 trains as a nurse, has a romance (and a child) with an American marine who is killed in WWII action. She battles tuberculosis and marries a former boyfriend when he returns from the war. She becomes part of a women's ill-fated campaign to save the Nelson railway line from closure and begins to be elected to political bodies.
About Bread & Roses (1993)
Released in 1993, Bread & Roses is a drama and war film from Preston Laing (New Zealand). It was directed by Gaylene Preston and written by Graeme Tetley. The cast is led by Geneviève Picot, Mick Rose, Donna Akersten, Raymond Hawthorne and Tina Regtien. With a runtime of 3h 14m, the film averages 8.5/10 across 2 TMDB ratings.
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