Bread & Roses

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Geneviève Picot

Sonja

Age : 68 | Popularity : 7%

Mick Rose

Charlie

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Donna Akersten

mrs. Mackersey

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Raymond Hawthorne

Mr. Mackersey

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Tina Regtien

Con

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Erik Thomson

Red

Age : 56 | Popularity : 6%

Theresa Healey

Peggy

Age : 60 | Popularity : 5%

Frances Kewene

Maisie

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

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

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