The Take - La Prise
Material type:
FilmSubtitle language: English, French Publication details: 2004Description: DVDGenre/Form: Online resources: Summary: 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 autoparts 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 Ñthe take Ñhas the power to turn the globalization debate on its head. Director/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. Klein Lewis Productions, Barna-Alper Productions, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
| Cover image | Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | URL | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | Item hold queue priority | Course reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Movies
|
Language Centre Resources | Spanish Collection | spa1028 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | spa1028 |
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 autoparts 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 Ñthe take Ñhas the power to turn the globalization debate on its head. Director/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. Klein Lewis Productions, Barna-Alper Productions, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
There are no comments on this title.
Click on an image to view it in the image viewer