The take - Avi Lewis
Threat advisory: Under evaluation
Movie propaganda
Occupy. Resist. Produce.
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, thirty unemployed auto-parts 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 globalisation debate on its head.
Avi Lewis/producer Avi Lewis (Counterspin) and writer/producer and renowned author Naomi Klein (No logo) take viewers inside the lives of ordinary visionaries, as they reclaim their work, their dignity and their democracy.
Persons of interest
- Naomi Klein .... Screenwriter
- Avi Lewis .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- The take official movie site
- The take film production notes
- The take movie trailers:
- QuickTime: Small * Medium * Large
- Awards and film festivals:
- NB: English and Spanish languages with English language subtitles
- Studios and distributors:
Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
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Media intelligence (DVD)
- Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
- Languages: English, Spanish
- Picture: Widescreen
- Special features:
- Documentaries: Fire the director: The making of "The take'
- Featurettes:
- Avi Lewis discussing The take at the Melbourne International Film Festival
- Avi Lewis presenting Docos and social change forum (Melbourne)
- Gustavo Benedetto: ¡Presente! - Avi Lewis short film
- Trailers: Theatrical
- Subtitles: English
Security censorship classification
M (Low level coarse language)
Surveillance time
85 minutes (1:25 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 18 August 2005
DVD rental: 11 January 2006
DVD retail: 3 May 2006
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