The Hand That Feeds (2014)
Sometimes you have to make your own justice.
84 min
Behind the scenes of a popular deli on New York's Upper East Side, undocumented immigrant workers face sublegal wages, dangerous machinery, and abusive managers. Mild-mannered sandwich maker Mahoma López has never been interested in politics, but in Jan. 2012, he convinces a small group of his co-workers to fight back. Risking deportation and the loss of livelihood, the workers team up with a diverse crew of innovative young organizers and take the unusual step of forming an independent union, launching themselves on a journey that will test the limits of their resolve. In one rollercoaster year, they must overcome a shocking betrayal and a two month lockout. Lawyers will battle in backroom negotiations, Occupy Wall Street protesters will take over the restaurant, and a picket line will divide the neighborhood. If they can win a contract, it will set a historic precedent for low-wage workers across the country. But whatever happens, Mahoma and his compañeros won't be exploited again.
- Release date
- April 5, 2014
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Virgilio Arán as Self
- Benjamin Dictor as Self
- Diego Ibañez as Self
- Gonzalo Jiménez as Self
- Elizabeth López as Self
- Mahoma López as Self
- Margarito López as Self
- Nastaran Mohit as Self
- Diana Ortiz as Self
- Rosanna Rodriguez as Self
Crew
- Robin Blotnick · Director
- Rachel Lears · Director
- Robin Blotnick · Writer
- Rachel Lears · Writer
- Robin Blotnick · Producer
- Rachel Lears · Producer
- Ryan Blotnick · Composer
- Rachel Lears · Cinematographer
- Robin Blotnick · Editor
- David Meneses · Editor