Where's Picone?

Where's Picone?

1984 · 122 min · ★ 6.8 · 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.

Directed by Nanni Loy · Written by Elvio Porta

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