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Dominican Rep. Take Out
- Original title
- Take Out
- Year
- 2004
- Running time
- 87 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Charles Jang
- Jeng-Hua Yu
- Wang-Thye Lee
- Justin Wan
Theodore Bouloukos- Jeff Huang
Karren Karagulian- See all credits
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama
- Synopsis
- 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. “Take Out” is a day-in-the-life of Ming Ding, an illegal Chinese immigrant working as a deliveryman for a Chinese take-out shop in New York City. Ming is behind with payments on his huge debt to the smugglers who brought him to the US. The collectors have given him until the end of the day to deliver the money that is due. After borrowing most of the money from friends and relatives, Ming realizes that the remainder must come from the day’s delivery tips. In order to do so, he must make more than double his average daily income. Employing an ensemble cast of both professional and nonprofessional actors, and filmed in an actual take-out restaurant during operating hours, directors Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou utilize a cinema vérité style to paint a distinctly human face on the lives of illegal immigrants lost in the shadows of an uncaring city.
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- Awards
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2008: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for John Cassavetes Award
- Critics' reviews
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"The endless string of demeaning apartment-doorway interactions with a convincing cross-section of hungry customers is darkly funny"
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"A remarkable film...Baker and Tsous simple narrative feels like a richly authentic documentary"
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"A deeply affecting portrayal of a struggling Chinese emigre in contempo Gotham"
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"The movie took a long time to get distribution, but there's no expiration date on filmmaking this strong"
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"Relying on ambient sound, a handheld camera and lots of close-ups, 'Take Out' is realistically raw and bleak (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
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