Plot Summary for
Lulu the Tool (1971) More at IMDbPro »La classe operaia va in paradiso (original title)

Lulù is a real hard worker. For this reason he is loved by the masters and hated by his own colleagues. The unions decide agitations against the masters. Lulù doesn't agree till he cuts, by accident, one of his own fingers. Now, after he understood the worker's conditions, he agrees the unions and participates to the strike. He immediately is fired and, not only is abandoned by his lover, but also by the other workers. But the fights of the unions allow him under a new legislation to be hired again. At this point his mind starts giving collapse signs... Written by 1felco

A conscientious factory worker gets his finger cut off by a machine. Although the physical handicap is not serious, the accident changes his outlook. When he returns to work, he becomes deeply involved in political and revolutionary groups. Written by Anonymous

The efficient and productive Lulu Massa is an exemplary and beloved worker for his employers and hated by his coworkers. During a period of turbulence in the factory between the union and the radical students against the owners, Lulu accidentally loses one of his fingers. He changes his behavior and joins the movement of the students that wants to stop the factory with a strike as part of the fight of classes while the union wants a partial strike to reclaim benefits to the working class. When Lulu is fired, and gets confused with the new situation. But the union includes his readmission as a subject to be discussed with the owners and Lulu is hired again. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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