Take Out

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.
Genre: Drama
Production: Cavu Pictures
  2 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
NR
Year:
2004
87 min
Website
234 Views


Which floor?

Third... fiifith floor.

- Let`s go.

- This place sucks.

- Here`s Number 1 3.

- Yeah.

- Two more floors to go.

-All right.

- I can`t catch my breath.

- Sh*t. You should quit smoking.

Fourteen, 1 5.

- Over there.

- Is it the one we just passed?

Mi ng Di ng

- Mi ng Di ng, Wake up.

- Someone`s there.

Ming Ding.

- Damn. Everyone`s still in bed.

- Who are you looking for?.

Ming Ding.

Is Ming Ding here?.

What doyou Want?.

- What doyou Want?.

- Out ofthe Way.

- Check that room.

- What areyou doing?.

We`re looking for Ming Ding.

None ofyour business.

- Is that Ming Ding?.

- No.

- Ming Ding

- What areyou doing?.

He`s outside.

- There.

- There he is.

- Bring him out.

- Get up.

Go to your room.

This is none ofyour business.

Sit doWn.

Ming Ding, doyou knoW WhyWe`re here?.

You knoW WhyWe`re here today?.

Doyou knoW that Mr.Jiang

Wants to doubleyour debt?.

I don`t knoW Whatyou`re talking about.

You don`t knoW?.

You need an explanation?.

Okay, Wait.

I had to send some money

home to China.

I`ve been here six months

and haven`t sent a dime back to myWife.

The Whole reason I came here

Was to make money.

The interest Mr.Jiang charges

makes it impossible to save anything.

That`s your problem.

When you borroW money,

you have to pay it back.

The interest and due date Were set.

Mr.Jiang isn`t running a charity.

- I just couldn`t make my last tWo payments.

- Stop acting.

Where`s the money?.

- In the refrigerator.

- The refrigerator?.

Are you trying to keep it fresh?.

There`s no money.

No, the other one.

Got it.

- HoW much is there?.

- About a grand.

Where is the rest?.

I told you I don`t have it right noW.

Don`t act.

This is the deal.

You give us $800 tonight

oryour debt is doubled.

$800 by tonight, then We`ll

talk about a neW payment plan.

A little lesson

soyou`ll neverforgetyour payment.

- Don`t hit me.

- You Won`t forget to pay again.

- Don`t move.

- Don`t hit me. Please.

$800 tonight.

Let`s go.

Seeyou tonight.

Keep it doWn.

We only have $500.

Cheng asks you to be careful.

- You`re Welcome.

- Oh, thankyou.

Damn. You trying to kill me?.

What`s Wrong?.

A little edgy this morning?.

Nothing.

Rough night?.

Me too.

On the phone With myWife last night.

Thousands of miles aWay,

on the other side ofthe earth,

and We still find a Way to fight.

That stinking b*tch said...

she said...

that I`m not focused.

That stinking b*tch.

AlWays yapping. So annoying.

Is yourWife the same?.

Oh, by the Way.

I just found a neW phone card.

It`s the Asia Universal card.

She`s pretty cute, huh?. Look.

Areyou all right?.

You knoW, calling cards

are a booming business.

I heard about one guyWho sells

Rich overnight.

I have to look into this.

Make a killing.

Let me askyou.

HoW`s your payment going?.

I`m almost done With it.

Four to five months. Then I`m done.

HoW long did it takeyou?.

Around fouryears,

because I spent extra money

on the trip to Europe.

Then from England to here.

Why doyou ask?.

No reason.Just curious.

Your payments going all right?.

All right.

Looks like it Will rain all day.

You tWo are earlier than me today.

- Time to Work.

- Yep, time to Work.

Ma, defrost the shrimp

and don`t forget to cut the broccoli.

The keys.

- Good morning.

- Morning.

- Big Sister, good morning.

- Good morning.

Big Sister, don`t forget

to order pork tonight.

Ma, get the flour.

Young, get the MSG.

SloWly...

SloW doWn.

What`s Wrong?.

Nothing.

- Can`t get it up?. Impotent?.

- Fuckyou.

Wait.

What`s Wrong With you?.

Can you lend me some money?.

HoW much?.

$300.

Why doyou need to borroW money?.

It`s an emergency.

Just lend me some money.

I just sent money home this morning.

I only have $1 50 left.

Tell me Whyyou need money.

- Will you lend it to me or not?.

- I didn`t say I Wouldn`t.

- Why doyou need the money?.

- Why so many questions?.

I oWe money to a loan shark.

Why doyou oWe them money?.

Why do you oWe them money?.

- Are you gambling?.

- No.

I`ll tell you another time.

Let`s go.

Will you lend me the money or not?.

What areyou going to do

for the other $1 50?.

Doyou Want to borroW

from Big Sister, Ma orWei?.

Don`t tell them.

Why not?.

I just don`t Want them to knoW.

Go.Just go.

I got it.

Big Sister,

When is your daughter coming to visit?.

Not for a While.

- When is yourWife coming over?.

- I`m not married.

Todayyou`re not married, right?.

Small house special Lo-Mein.

Make it spicy.

So hoW did you getyourselfinto this?.

I borroWed money from those guys.

Why?.

I Wanted to pay back my family in full.

What`s your problem?.

Because they already had

my brother`s debt to deal With.

It`s tough on them.

What`s the interest?.

Thirty percent.

Thirty percent?. Are you crazy?.

Why didn`t you do the math?.

I thought I did.

I don`t knoW What you`re doing.

Families are expected

to borroW money for the debt.

You`re not expected

to pay it back right aWay.

You have to figure out a Way

oryou`ll be in debt forever.

I knoW.

So, What are you going to do?.

The most tips

I`ve ever made in a day is $90.

Take my deliveries today.

- What?.

- Make all the deliveries today.

- No, I feel bad.

- It`s all right.

Do all the deliveries.

Really?.

Really.

I`m fine.

Plus, I don`t Want to Work in this Weather.

It`s good that it`s raining.

More rain, more deliveries.

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Sean Baker

Sean Baker is an American film director, cinematographer, producer, screenwriter, and editor. He is best known for the independent feature films Starlet, Tangerine, and The Florida Project. more…

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