Bread & Roses (1993)

Bread & Roses (1993)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1993-07-18 New Zealand 194 Min. PG-13
8 1 votes
Drama, War

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.

Cast

Geneviève Picot is Sonja
Sonja
Mick Rose is Charlie
Charlie
Donna Akersten is mrs. Mackersey
mrs. Mackersey
Raymond Hawthorne is Mr. Mackersey
Mr. Mackersey
Tina Regtien is Con
Con
Erik Thomson is Red
Red
Theresa Healey is Peggy
Peggy
Frances Kewene is Maisie
Maisie
Emily Perkins is Joan
Joan
Larissa Matheson is Dot
Dot
Katherine McRae is Syd
Syd
Janet Fisher is Ruth Page
Ruth Page
Jo Briant is Barbara
Barbara
Ralph Johnson is Snr Det. Thompson
Snr Det. Thompson
Katy Beasley is T.B. Ward Sister
T.B. Ward Sister
William Walker is Wally
Wally

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