Bread & Roses

Bread & Roses (1993)

A survivor for whom mere survival was not enough

  • Genre: Drama, War
  • Release Date: 1993-07-18
  • User Rating: 8/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 3h 14min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Preston Laing
  • Production Country: New Zealand
  • Director: Gaylene Preston
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Summary

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.

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  • Geneviève Picot

    as Sonja

  • Mick Rose

    as Charlie

  • Donna Akersten

    as mrs. Mackersey

  • Raymond Hawthorne

    as Mr. Mackersey

  • Tina Regtien

    as Con

  • Erik Thomson

    as Red

  • Theresa Healey

    as Peggy

  • Frances Kewene

    as Maisie

  • Emily Perkins

    as Joan

  • Larissa Matheson

    as Dot

  • William Walker

    as Wally

  • Katherine McRae

    as Syd

  • Janet Fisher

    as Ruth Page

  • Jo Briant

    as Barbara

  • Ralph Johnson

    as Snr Det. Thompson

  • Katy Beasley

    as T.B. Ward Sister
Costume & Make-Up Chris Elliott Costume Design
Camera Allen Guilford Director of Photography
Writing Graeme Tetley Screenplay
Directing Gaylene Preston Director
Sound John Charles Original Music Composer
Editing Paul Sutorius Editor
Art Rick Kofoed Production Design
Production Robin Laing Producer

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