Take occurs over two days - one day in the present and one day in the past. Ana (Minnie Driver) drives through the desert to witness the execution Saul (Jeremy Renner), the stranger who destroyed her life so many years ago. Saul waits out the final hours of his life. Both are caught in the memory of the day when their lives crossed paths and changed forever. Years earlier, Saul is out of a job, out of money, and out of time to pay his debts. Ana, with her young son, tries to work out her uncertain future. It only takes a moment for their lives to collide and become permanently intertwined.

Take also stars Minnie Driver and Jeremy Rener.

In his early thirties, Steven is a boyish-looking, clean-cut, dress-shirt-and-tie man. With no religious clothing or symbols, he looks more like a law–firm intern than a priest. He is full of good-will, eagerness, and naiveté. Working with Saul in prison is his first assignment, and he has yet to discover or accept the unanswerable questions that even his convictions can’t resolve.