Theworkersofaself-managedteafactorydecidetogoagainstthegrainandplaybytheirownrules.Theproblemis,howcanyouplan,workandsurviveinaworlddrivenbyruthlesscompetition?Onedayatatime,forinstance.Inaworldruledbyprofitanddominatedbytheexploitationoftheweakerones,thefilmliterallyoffersanalternativesetofwaysabouthowtothinkourfutureandthemeansandtoolstoworkforit.Itisnotaneasyjobbut,asTasteofHopecarefullyandpreciselyshows,thereisstillalotthatcanbedoneifwechangeourrelationshiptoproductionandlabor.Insteadofmakinggrandgesturesorpoliticalstatements,thefilmmakerworkswiththecameraandwithathoughtfuleditinginordertounderstandhowtoweavetogethernewpossibilitiesofcommunalexistence.Theresultisasuperblycraftedobservationalexercise.Alittlemanualofself-defenseandresistanceinthefaceofaneoliberalismthatwishesforworkerstokeeptheirheadsdown.Atasteofhopeindeed.
