Take Out
Sean Baker, Shih-Ching Tsou

Take Out

UNRATED20041 hr 28 min

The American dream has rarely seemed so far away as in Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou’s raw, vérité TAKE OUT, an immersion in the life of an undocumented Chinese immigrant struggling to get by on the margins of post-9/11 New York City. Facing violent retaliation from a loan shark, restaurant deliveryman Ming Ding has until nightfall to pay back the money he owes, and he encounters both crushing setbacks and moments of unexpected humanity as he races against time to earn enough in tips over the course of a frantic day. From this simple setup, Baker and Tsou fashion a kind of neorealist survival thriller of the everyday, shedding compassionate light on the too often overlooked lives and labor that keep New York running.

Starring Charles Jang, Jeng-Hua Yu, Wang-Thye Lee, Justin Wan, Jeff Huang

  • Cast and Crew on TAKE OUT

    Cast and Crew on TAKE OUT

    202228 min
  • The Making of TAKE OUT

    The Making of TAKE OUT

    202218 min
  • TAKE OUT Deleted Scenes

    TAKE OUT Deleted Scenes

    20226 min
  • TAKE OUT Charles Jang Screen Test

    TAKE OUT Charles Jang Screen Test

    20221 min