Take Out Page #3

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
241 Views


He didn`t do it on purpose.

Just a little mistake.

Stop fighting. Get out ifyou Want to fight.

I can`t hear a thing.

He can`t afford a mistake today.

What the hell does that mean?.

Ming, Why doyou look sad?.

What`s on your mind?.

F***.

F***.

HoW can you see it?.

Don`t Worry, I`ll fix it foryou.

Just Wait over there.

Who broke it?.

It doesn`t go doWn.

What the hell. Is it broken?.

I`ll fix it in no time.

Okay, okay.

Small fried rice, no vegetables.

Only one dollar?.

Not even one dollar.

Sometimes just a feW coins.

It`ll get better later.

Toyour next customer, say...

What?. I don`t Want to.

He`ll giveyou a bigger tip.

You have to smile.

Your eyes have to smile.

Your eyes are not smiling.

Damn, you`re crazy.

You Want to make money.

You have to try harder.

You have to smile.

Didn`tyou hear?.

HoW can I smile

When I`m in a bad mood?.

Big Sister alWays says...

You`re nuts.

Soyou have to smile.

No.

I don`t think that Will help.

- Trust me.

- Okay.

- That`s hoW I do it.

- I`ll try my best next time.

You have to do it.

You never listen to me.

Ming, delivery.

Remember to smile...

Fine, I Will.

I put it there.

Why?.

Because there Wasn`t any room.

Really?.

Really, there Wasn`t any space.

Why didn`tyou make room?.

I told you there Was no room.

Make room ifthere`s no room.

What`s the big deal?.

Guys, please. Every day.

I`m getting a headache here.

It`s not a big deal.

He just likes to fight.

I like to fight With him.

Ifhe didn`t mess up my system,

I Wouldn`t care.

Is it that hard?.

Cooked food on the top.

RaW beef on the second shelf.

RaW chicken on the third shelf.

Chopped vegetables on the bottom shelf.

I knoW.

You`ve told me many times.

But there Was no space.

Is your brain in your ass?.

Didn`tyou think of making room?.

Yes, I thought ofit. Then I thought

it Would be more fun to piss you off.

My cousin should be arriving

in the States at the end ofthe month.

- Really?.

- Is he going to do it Ma style?.

""Don`t send me back. Communism is so bad.

I can only have one kid.``

You don`t understand.

You guys got here before 9/1 1.

It`s much harder after 9/1 1.

Ming, you got here after 9/1 1?.

Yeah.

He didn`t get caught.

Really?.

Must`ve had a good smuggler.

Where did you come in?.

- Canada.

- Really, Canada?. Not bad.

Ma Wasn`t that lucky.

Ma`s boat got nabbed

offthe California coast.

Yeah.

We all had to apply for political asylum.

Soyou got traveling papers?.

Yeah. While I Wait for a hearing.

When is the court date?.

End ofthe month.

You`re going to California?.

No. Areyou kidding me?.

I`ll Wait forthe next amnesty program

in a feWyears.

No trip to any court.

You`ll Wait forever.

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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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