The film chronicles the struggles of underpaid and overworked textile factory laborers in early 20th-century Turin, Italy, as they embark on a fight for improved working conditions. A professor, Marcello Mastroianni, is dispatched by the Socialists to assist the workers in organizing a strike and structuring their protest.
The Organizer
In a late 19th century textile factory, a former teacher turned labor activist fights to improve the harsh working conditions and mistreatment of workers, exposing the dark realities of industrial labor.