The Take
2004 · 87 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 1,233 VOTES · DIR. Avi Lewis
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 2,060 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:11 Go on, Ray!
00:07:40 I run things out here
00:14:08 Look at this place! Just leave it. - Go on, then, Mum. Spit it out.
00:20:28 Let's not fuck around. I haven't got the time.
00:28:03 No, don't! Don't! Don't do that! - I can't remember it!
00:35:51 Well, then everyone would realise what a fucking mess this is.
00:44:09 This is what they're doing downstairs? - Yeah.
00:49:57 You might as well just take it to the next level!
00:57:10 Right.
01:06:36 "I wanted to give our Maggie a present that really sets her on her way.
01:12:25 I've got an office. - Have you?!
01:19:33 I'm sorry.
01:26:14 Eight, seven, six, five, four
01:35:34 So, how many bedrooms has this gaff got? - Seven.
01:41:23 Always wanted one like yours.
01:45:57 I don't know what you're talkin' about. - Oh, come on, Des.
01:51:15 It's like the crocodile from Peter Pan.
01:59:14 Stuff you listen to!
02:05:56 He's young. - Is he hungry for it?
02:18:01 Well, that's not enough!
02:24:56 Can you imagine... what they're going through?
02:35:48 Eh?
02:42:47 was born out of... out of rape.
02:50:29 Then why did you go?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed2,060
Dialogue density23.7 lines / min
First line00:00:11
Final line02:50:29
Production Record
DirectorAvi Lewis
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,233