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The Take

Argentina's 2001 economic crisis sparks a revolutionary movement as factory workers occupy abandoned facilities, restarting production and establishing a pioneering cooperative ownership model that inspires hope for economic rebirth.

In Buenos Aires, thirty unemployed auto-parts workers occupy their idle factory, refusing to leave until the machines are restarted. This simple act has global implications, challenging the debate on globalization. With only slingshots and a commitment to shop-floor democracy, they face off against the bosses, bankers, and the entire system that sees their factories as scrap metal.

Info about The Take

Studio(s): Barna-Alper Productions, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Originally Released: United States, Sep 03, 2004

Production Countries: Argentina, Canada

Genres:Documentary