Mașinistul este povestea lui Trevor Reznik, un operator de strung care moare de insomnie. Într-un atelier de mașinării, pericolele profesionale sunt destul de rele în condiții normale; totuși, pentru Trevor, riscurile sunt agravate de oboseală. Trevor și-a pierdut capacitatea de a dormi. Aceasta nu este o insomnie obișnuită ...
A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
When a hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he is seduced into joining the secretive Black Legion, which intimidates foreigners through violence.
Getting away, that's the only thing that's real. For Manue, here there's nothing to hope for, whereas in America everything is possible. On the next pier, a container ship is heading for Massachusetts and they're looking for sailors. Gaffia agrees to hold Manue's hand for the long voyage.