S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago
★ 4.9 · 1994 · 95m · Comedy
In 71 BC in Rome, utter disorder reigns in the form of political corruption and bribery involving the senator Cynic (Leslie Nielsen). The situation is claimed to be similar to the “Tangentopoli” situation in Italy in the 1990s: one of the politicians involved was Bettino Craxi.
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