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  • 2016
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  • 1 h 16 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
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  • 1 h 16 m

Summary We the People: The Market Basket Effect traces the events that led 25,000 employees and 2 million customers across New England to stand behind embattled CEO Arthur T. Demoulas and wrest control of a multibillion dollar grocery empire from an activist board of directors led by Artie T.’s cousin, Arthur S. Demoulas.

Directed By: Tommy Reid

Written By: Jeff Pinilla

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • FilmBuff
  • 1 h 16 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • FilmBuff
  • 1 h 16 m

We the People: The Market Basket Effect

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Summary We the People: The Market Basket Effect traces the events that led 25,000 employees and 2 million customers across New England to stand behind embattled CEO Arthur T. Demoulas and wrest control of a multibillion dollar grocery empire from an activist board of directors led by Artie T.’s cousin, Arthur S. Demoulas.

Directed By: Tommy Reid

Written By: Jeff Pinilla

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Apr 21, 2016
The filmmakers have made this for the purposes of near-term celebration rather than long-term understanding, and they’re probably judging their audience well.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 22, 2016
The tale, ripped from the headlines, is stirring, even if the repeated rally scenes and aerial views of the region grow stale.
By Helen T. Verongos FULL REVIEW
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Apr 21, 2016
In his rousing — if at times syrupy — documentary, director Tommy Reid captures this stranger-than-fiction feel-good tale and bottles it in rosy glass.
By Robyn Bahr FULL REVIEW
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Apr 28, 2016
There are good lessons to be learned from the Market Basket saga. "We the People" doesn't trust the audience to figure them out for themselves.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW

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Production Company NBTV Studios, Hammer Productions, Dundee Entertainment, Bungalow Media + Entertainment, Fortland Productions
Release Date Apr 15, 2016
Duration 1 h 16 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.themarketbasketeffect.com/
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