The Thing

Mar 4, 1990

1h 0m

★ 6.6

Overview

1989. Amidst the collapse of the Eastern Bloc, the largest communist party in Western Europe—Italy's PCI—announces it's going to change name, vowing to become a new 'thing'. This film shows the debates taking place in various PCI chapters across Italy after the historic decision.

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Documentary

Production Companies

Sacher Film

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