Bread and Roses

Name: New Zealand Film Commission
Price range: $

The reappearance of Charlie Davies, an old friend and recently returned serviceman, marks a turning point. They marry and he devotes himself to her recovery. Reunited with Penny they become a family and set out to share in the new life promised...

New Zealand Production

Feature 1993 Drama 200.00 minutes

Set in New Zealand and spanning twenty years, this moving drama begins during World War II when Sonja falls in love with a young American soldier who is sent away to fight in the Pacific. Pregnant and unwed, Sonja learns that he will not return. Once her daughter Penny is born she attempts to return to nursing to support her child. Instead she is diagnosed with tuberculosis and, separated from her baby, embarks on a life and death struggle.