The Thing
1990, Italian. Directed by Nanni Moretti.
1989. Amid the collapse of the Eastern Bloc, the largest communist party in Western Europe—Italy's PCI—announces that it'll change its name, vowing to become 'a new thing'. The film follows the debates taking place in various PCI branches across Italy in the aftermath of this historic decision.
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- 1h 0m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Italian
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- Released
- 4 March 1990
- Original title
- La cosa
- Country
- Italy
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The Thing runs 60 minutes (1h 0m).
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The Thing isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 March 1990. (Checked 7 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Thing?
The Thing (1990) was directed by Nanni Moretti.