The clock was ticking on one of our country's most intimate and stark portrayals of mid-century women, but very few realised.
Bread and Roses, the film adaptation of pioneering activist Sonja Davies' autobiography, lays bare the harsh societal conditions in New Zealand during WWII.
Originally released in 1993, marking 100 years of women's suffrage, it is back in cinemas in full 4K glory as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival, a small miracle it turns out.
Its director, renowned filmmaker Dame Gaylene Preston, is with Jesse in the studio to tell us more.
Bread and Roses posters Photo: NZFilm.co.nz
