Market Basket Movie Premieres Next Month

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TEWKSBURY, MA - A documentary based on the unprecedented show of solidarity by Market Basket employees in support of their then-ousted and beloved CEO is set to hit local theaters April 14.

The movie "We The People: The Market Basket Effect” is opening in select theaters in Massachusetts and New Hampshire next month. The film officially made its debut at the Boston Film Festival last fall

For nearly two months during the summer of 2014, employees of the Massachusetts-based Market Basket supermarket chain protested the ouster of their beloved CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, standing firm in their beliefs that together with the company they built one of the greatest business models in the country. They stood together in protests and work stoppages that crippled the chain in their hopes of bringing him back. In August they won the fight when the decision was made to put Arthur T. back at the helm.

The movie was shot as the situation was unfolding allowing the film's crew to capture in real-time elements of the Market Basket story.

View the movie trailer below:

The film is narrated by Lowell native Michael Chiklis and produced by Nick Buzzell, Mike Buzzell and Robert Friedman. It's directed by Ted Leonsis and written by Jeff Pinilla.

The movie will premiere next month at the following locations:

• Claremont Five Star Cinema in Claremont, NH on April 14
• Stockbridge in Derry, NH April 14-19
• Luna Theater in Lowell, MA April 15 & 16
• Somerville Theatre in Somerville, MA April 15-26
• Cinema Salem in Salem, MA on April 21
• Derry Five Star Cinema in Derry, NH on April 21

Visit the film's website to find more upcoming showings as they are announced, as well as more information on the film >>>