Bread & Roses (1993)
A survivor for whom mere survival was not enough
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.
Rated
PG
Year
1993
Country
NZ
Language
English
Release date
18 July 1993
TMDB
8.5 (2)
CineVerse
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Ratings
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Geneviève Picot
Sonja
Mick Rose
Charlie
Donna Akersten
mrs. Mackersey
R
Raymond Hawthorne
Mr. Mackersey
T
Tina Regtien
Con
Erik Thomson
Red
Theresa Healey
Peggy
F
Frances Kewene
Maisie
E
Emily Perkins
Joan
L
Larissa Matheson
Dot
K
Katherine McRae
Syd
J
Janet Fisher
Ruth Page
Jo Briant
Barbara
Ralph Johnson
Snr Det. Thompson
Katy Beasley
T.B. Ward Sister
W
William Walker
Wally
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