Seomra Spraoi Cinema (The Take, 2004)

The Take is a Canadian documentary film released in 2004 by the wife
and husband team of Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis. It tells the story of
workers in Buenos Aires, Argentina who reclaim control of a closed
Forja auto plant where they once worked and turn it into a worker
cooperative, or as could be argued, a working model of
anarcho-syndicalism.

Summary

The plant closed as a result of the economic policies of the Carlos
Menem government under the watchful eye of the International Monetary
Fund.

While in bankruptcy protection, the company appeared to be selling off
property and inventory to pay creditors – a move which further reduced
the chances of the facility returning to production. In an effort to
establish their own control, the workers occupied the factory and
began a long battle to win the right to operate it themselves, as a
cooperative.

This collective movement has gained strength in Argentina, having
started with a garment factory several years earlier. The factory
workers waded through the courts and legislative system with help from
the experience of these other groups who had fought the same battle,
and ultimately secured their right to operate the plant.