Where's Picone?

Where's Picone?

1984 · 122 min · IT · 6.6 (25 votes)
Dir. Nanni Loy · Starring Giancarlo Giannini, Lina Sastri, Aldo Giuffrè, Leo Gullotta, Marzio Honorato, Carlo Croccolo
Comedy

During a debate in Naples' town hall in the early 1980s, Pasquale Picone, a former steel-worker who has recently lost his job, sets himself on fire in front of the Municipal Council.

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A darkly funny, yet deeply unsettling look at societal collapse. It’s a biting satire that uses absurd situations to highlight real-world desperation, leaving you with a lingering sense of unease.

absurdistdarkly comedicsatiricalunsettlingsteadyItalian comedypolitical satirecharacter-drivensocial commentaryeconomic hardshipprotestabsurdity of life
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