"Occupy. Resist. Produce."03 September 2004Factual87 mins
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.
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Die Übernahme "The Take" (official Trailer)
Info: The Take -- Die Übernahme (Originaltitel: The Take) ist ein 2004 erschienener Dokumentarfilm von Naomi Klein und ihrem Lebensgefährten Avi Lewis.
The Take - Trailer
Synopsis 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 ...
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