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- 2008
- Cavu Pictures
- 1 h 27 m
- 2008
- Cavu Pictures
- 1 h 27 m
Summary An illegal Chinese immigrant falls behind on payments on an enormous smuggling debt. Ming Ding has only until the end of the day to come up with the money.
Directed By: Sean Baker, Shih-Ching Tsou
Written By: Sean Baker, Shih-Ching Tsou
- 2008
- Cavu Pictures
- 1 h 27 m
- 2008
- Cavu Pictures
- 1 h 27 m
Take Out
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Summary An illegal Chinese immigrant falls behind on payments on an enormous smuggling debt. Ming Ding has only until the end of the day to come up with the money.
Directed By: Sean Baker, Shih-Ching Tsou
Written By: Sean Baker, Shih-Ching Tsou
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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90% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
10% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
80
90% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
10% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The movie took a long time to get distribution, but there's no expiration date on filmmaking this strong.
Shih-Ching Tsou and Sean Baker’s gripping, no-budget tale of a day in the life of a young Chinese immigrant taking on extra restaurant delivery duties in order to pay off a debt manages to mix immersive, pseudo-documentary filmmaking with a suspenseful narrative.
By Sara Cardace FULL REVIEW
Take Out is the season’s freshest, most sympathetic movie about making your way in modern-day Manhattan with a little help from your friends.
Take Out, beautifully shot and coming to a Criterion DVD, makes a gritty, intimate portrait of working life on the struggling end of the spectrum.
His endless string of demeaning apartment-doorway interactions with a convincing cross-section of hungry customers is darkly funny, even if it never snowballs into the “After Hours”-type obstacle course one might hope.
By Drew Toal FULL REVIEW
User Reviews
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Production Company
- Cre Film
Release Date Jun 6, 2008
Duration 1 h 27 m
Genres
Tagline One Illegal Immigrant, One Smuggling Debt, One Day to Pay Up
Awards
Nashville Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 1 Nomination
Hawaii International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
