Siddhesh Joshi (Editor)

The Take (2004 film)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
7.8
/
10
1
Votes
Alchetron
7.8
1 Ratings
100
90
80
71
60
50
40
30
20
10
Rate This

Rate This

Director
  
Naomi Klein, Avi Lewis

Music director
  
David Wall

Writer
  
Naomi Klein

Language
  
English Spanish

7.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Documentary

Duration
  

Country
  
Canada

The Take (2004 film) movie poster

Release date
  
September 3, 2004 (2004-09-03) (Venice Film Festival)

Nominations
  
Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program

Cast
  
Naomi Klein
,
Avi Lewis
,
Carlos Menem
,
Nestor Kirchner
,
Gustavo Cordera

Similar movies
  
Inside Job
,
The Ascent of Money
,
Capitalism: A Love Story
,
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
,
Master of the Universe
,
Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve

Tagline
  
Occupy. Resist. Produce.

The take 2004 occupy resist produce


The Take is a Canadian documentary film released in 2004 by the wife and husband team of Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis. It tells the story of workers in Buenos Aires, Argentina who reclaim control of a closed Forja auto plant where they once worked and turn it into a worker cooperative.

Contents

The Take (2004 film) movie scenes

The take 2004 trailer


Summary

The Take (2004 film) wwwgstaticcomtvthumbdvdboxart85552p85552d

The plant closed as a result of the economic policies of the Carlos Menem government under the watchful eye of the International Monetary Fund.

While in bankruptcy protection, the company appeared to be selling off property and inventory to pay creditors – a move which further reduced the chances of the facility returning to production. In an effort to establish their own control, the workers occupied the factory and began a long battle to win the right to operate it themselves, as a cooperative.

This collective movement has gained strength in Argentina, having started with a garment factory several years earlier. The factory workers waded through the courts and legislative system with help from the experience of these other groups who had fought the same battle, and ultimately secured their right to operate the plant. The film describes the ideological fights beyond co-operative ownership, showing how Menem regained strength as he ran for a subsequent term, despite the poor performance of his privatisation while in office. Ultimately, workers succeed.

Legacy

Collaboration between Lewis and Brendan Martin led to the creation of the foundation The Working World/La Base. It is a non-profit microcredit aimed at cooperatives. It has been registered in the United States as the non-profit The Working World, and in June 2008 has obtained the status of an NGO in Argentina as La Base.

References

The Take (2004 film) Wikipedia
The Take (2004 film) IMDb The Take (2004 film) themoviedb.org