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The Take
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Documentary - 2004
The Take
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In suburban Buenos Aires, thirty unemployed ceramics workers walk into their idle factory, roll out sleeping mats and refuse to leave. All they want is to re-start the silent machines. But this simple act - the take - has the power to turn the globalization debate on its head. Armed only with slingshots and an abiding faith in shop-floor democracy, the workers face off against the bosses, bankers and a whole system that sees their beloved factories as nothing more than scrap metal for sale.
Director:
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Avi Lewis
Cast:
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Matilde Adorno
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Raúl Godoy

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Runtime:
87 min
Release date:
3 Sep 2004
Country:
AR, CA
Languages:
Spanish, English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 5 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The Take plays out like a Frank Capra movie with the 'little people' taking on corrupt and indifferent officials. In the process the film strikes a strong blow for the dignity of labor and introduces an array of brave individuals.
– Kevin Thomas,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr 2005
fresh:
This film puts a pained human face on the cost of the corporate status quo.
– Ernest Hardy,
L.A. Weekly,
14 Apr 2005
fresh:
A success story? Yes, according to the Movement of Recovered Companies. No, according to the owners and the courts.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
18 Feb 2005
fresh:
A balance of fact and fury.
– Jonathan Curiel,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Feb 2005
rotten:
Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein's film is antiglobalist advocacy journalism of the most muddled and romanticized stripe, almost dangerously naive in its simplistic presentation of complex political events.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
4 Feb 2005
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