
Thisfilmisflankedbytwomen:SilvioBerlusconi,whoin2008becameItalianPrimeMinisterforthefourthtime,andDonaldTrump,whowassworninaspresidentoftheUnitedStatesalittlelessthanadecadelater.Manuela,amemberoftheItalianParliament,andDaniela,alocalpolitician,seethisperiod,markedasitisbymen,astheepitomeofpoliticalregression.Bothhavespentyearsfightingformoresexualequality,betterlawstoprotectwomenfromdomesticviolenceandamorediversebodyofpoliticaldecisionmakers.<br/> Ispoliticsdead?ThisbrutalquestionguidesClaudiaTosi’slong-termobservationofthedevelopmentsofthepastdecadeinItaly.Withalossof6.7%ofthevotes,thedemocratswereclearlydefeatedbythepopulistandEuroscepticFiveStarMovement.NeitherManuelanorDanielaeverthoughtthatdemocracy,civilsolidarityandthedesireforprogresswouldonedaybechallengedtosuchanextentorthatBerlusconism,whichtheybelievedwasovercome,wouldhavesuchpervasiveafter-effects.