The Take

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.

Country:

Argentina,

Canada

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

87 minutes

Year:

2004

Director:

Avi Lewis

Cast:

Herself - Worker

Himself

Crew:

Director

Writer