The Take

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In Theaters: October 29, 2004 (limited)

November 4, 2004 (limited)

1h 27m | Documentary, Drama

In the wake of Argentina's spectacular economic collapse in 2001, Latin America's most prosperous middle class finds itself in a ghost town of abandoned factories and mass unemployment. In suburban Buenos Aires, 30 unemployed auto-parts workers walk into their idle factory, roll out sleeping mats and refuse to leave. All they want is to restart the silent machines. But this simple act - the take - has the power to turn the globalization debate on its head.