Avi Lewis

Feeling personally challenged to find positive stories in the otherwise dark trend of international corporate consolidation, Canadian power pundit duo Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis made their way to Argentina. Following the economic collapse of 2001, factories there had closed and owners took their money and ran. But many of the factories sat unused and full of slowly rusting equipment. So, the workers moved back in. Bringing the factories back to life as worker-owned collectives, these cooperative efforts met with some initial success. But the threat of government crackdown is ever present and the more successful a reclaimed factory, the more the old owners want them back. Lewis and Klein focus on personal stories amidst this political chaos, and the movie is all the stronger for it. Their heroes are not lifelong radicals or organizers but working class factory men and women, not too different from those you'd find in any US city. They just want to work and receive an honest paycheck for their efforts. This simple desire that takes them into the heart of political machinations and clashes with police in the street, as the workers fight for their most basic needs.… (altro)