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'Take Out' is a 2004 independent film depicting a day-in-the-life of an illegal Chinese immigrant working as a deliveryman for a Chinese take-out shop in New York City.[https://www.criterion.com/films/30084-take-out? The Criterion Collection] The widely acclaimed film,[https://movies.nytimes.com/2008/06/06/movies/06take.html The New York Times][http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-06-03/film/take-out/ 'The Village Voice'][https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117923076.html 'Variety'][http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003809659 'Film Journal International'][https://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/film/take_out_tsou 'The New Yorker'][https://www.huffingtonpost.com/kerry-trueman/take-out-a-story-of-stir_b_105735.html 'The Huffington Post'][https://www.avclub.com/articles/take-out,2926/ The A. V. Club][http://takeoutthemovie.com/la_times.htm 'Los Angeles Times'] written and directed by Shih-Ching Tsou and Sean Baker, was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award in the 2008 Independent Spirit Awards.

'Take Out' was filmed in and near upper-Manhattan, New York, in the spring of 2003. It debuted at the Slamdance Film Festival in January 2004. In June 2008 it was given a limited release through CAVU Pictures. On September 1, 2009, Kino Entertainment released 'Take Out' in the US on a Region 1 DVD. The film is set to make its debut on Blu-ray as part of the Criterion Collection in September 2022.

Plot



'Take Out' is a day-in-the-life of Ming Ding (Charles Jang), 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 United States. 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.

Style



In a social-realist style, the camera follows Ming on his deliveries throughout the upper Manhattan neighborhood where social and economic extremes exist side by side. Intercutting between Ming's deliveries and the daily routine of the restaurant, 'Take Out' presents a harshly real look at the daily lives of illegal Chinese immigrants in New York City.

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Production notes



The film was shot on digital video due to both the cinema vrit style and a non-existent budget with an ensemble cast of both professional and nonprofessional actors[https://www.tvguide.com/movies/take-out/review/2030291035/ TV Guide] while shooting without a full crew in an actual take-out restaurant[https://www.indiewire.com/2008/06/indiewire-interview-take-out-co-director-sean-baker-72270/ indieWIRE INTERVIEW|"Take Out" Co-director Sean Baker] during operating hours.[https://www.popmatters.com/late-delivery-take-out-2004-2496140474.html Late Delivery: Take Out (2004)|PopMatters]

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