A person holds a flag with the hammer and sickle symbol as revellers attend the annual block party known as "Cordao de Prata Preta", during Carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil February 18, 2023. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares 

The moon is seen behind a hammer and sickle, parts of the sculpture of "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman," in Moscow, Russia May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

A man wearing a hat with hammer and a sickle sign attends a demonstration against the government's pensions reform bill during a nationwide strike in Paris, France February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol 

A Russian state flag is lowered at half-mast on the day of national mourning for the victims of a shopping mall fire in Kemerovo, with the coat of arms of the Soviet Union seen on the facade of the building of the lower house of parliament, State Duma, in central Moscow, Russia March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin 

A supporter is seen thorough the flag of Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI (M) during a protest against what they say is an anti-people budget, after India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the federal budget in the Indian parliament last week, in New Delhi, India, February 5, 2018. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A ruined ship with Communist Party symbol hammer and sickle lies on a salinated part of the Aral Sea coast line near the village of Akespe, south-western Kazakhstan, April 16, 2017. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov SEARCH "REVOLUTION RUSSIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A man stands near an element of interior design with a sickle and a hammer at Paveletskaya metro station in Moscow, Russia, May 29, 2017. REUTERS REUTERS/Grigory Dukor 

A protester is silhouetted behind a Communist sickle and hammer banner as members and supporters of an underground Communist movement march along a street in Manila, Philippines March 31, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro 

The leader of the hardline Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), Habib Rizieq, speaks to journalists at police headquarters following his questioning by police over his claims that new bank notes contain symbols resembling the Communist hammer and sickle, which are illegal, in Jakarta, Indonesia January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside 

Vehicles drive past a monument covered with snow and forming a sickle and a hammer, which were displayed on the coat of arms of the Soviet Union, in the town of Pereslavl-Zalessky in Yaroslavl region, Russia, November 14, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Vehicles drive past a monument covered with snow and forming a sickle and a hammer, which were displayed on the coat of arms of the Soviet Union, in the town of Pereslavl-Zalessky in Yaroslavl region, Russia, November 14, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

A security guard is seen in front of the Chinese Communist Party's emblem at the celebration of the 95th anniversary of the founding of the party at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, July 1, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

A hostess prepares a cup of tea at the seat for Chinese President Xi Jinping before the celebration of the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, July 1, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (7th from R in the first row) and Premier Li Keqiang (6th from R in the first row) attend the celebration of the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, July 1, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

A military band plays at the celebration of the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, July 1, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Commuters stop near a poster promoting the 14th National Assembly election on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam May 20, 2016. Communist Vietnam holds its five-yearly day of democracy on Sunday with an election for its parliament, and the only national poll in a country tightly controlled by one party for 41 years. The secretive Communist Party has been on a publicity blitz to showcase its democratic credentials, with the rural roads and the streets of its bustling cities festooned with billboards of a hammer and sickle and the workers, farmers and soldiers synonymous with the stateÕs socialist foundations. The poster reads: "Voting for members of the National Assembly and People's councils is a citizen's right." REUTERS/Kham SEARCH "COMMUNIST POSTERS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

A cow farmer rides a motorcycle on a grass field near a poster promoting the 14th National Assembly election at a village outside Hanoi, Vietnam May 20, 2016. Communist Vietnam holds its five-yearly day of democracy on Sunday with an election for its parliament, and the only national poll in a country tightly controlled by one party for 41 years. The secretive Communist Party has been on a publicity blitz to showcase its democratic credentials, with the rural roads and the streets of its bustling cities festooned with billboards of a hammer and sickle and the workers, farmers and soldiers synonymous with the stateÕs socialist foundations. The poster reads: "Warmly welcome the National Assembly and the People's councils' election day." REUTERS/Kham SEARCH "COMMUNIST POSTERS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A man waters flowers in front of a poster promoting the 14th National Assembly election on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam May 20, 2016. Communist Vietnam holds its five-yearly day of democracy on Sunday with an election for its parliament, and the only national poll in a country tightly controlled by one party for 41 years. The secretive Communist Party has been on a publicity blitz to showcase its democratic credentials, with the rural roads and the streets of its bustling cities festooned with billboards of a hammer and sickle and the workers, farmers and soldiers synonymous with the stateÕs socialist foundations. The poster (L) reads: "Vote for MPs who are directly contributing to building a socialist Vietnam of the people, by the people and for the people." REUTERS/Kham SEARCH "COMMUNIST POSTERS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A man rides an electric bike under a poster promoting the 14th National Assembly election on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam May 20, 2016. Communist Vietnam holds its five-yearly day of democracy on Sunday with an election for its parliament, and the only national poll in a country tightly controlled by one party for 41 years. The secretive Communist Party has been on a publicity blitz to showcase its democratic credentials, with the rural roads and the streets of its bustling cities festooned with billboards of a hammer and sickle and the workers, farmers and soldiers synonymous with the stateÕs socialist foundations. The poster (R) reads: "All voters of the country actively vote for members of the National Assembly and People's councils." REUTERS/Kham SEARCH "COMMUNIST POSTERS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Posters promoting 14th National Assembly election are seen on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam May 20, 2016. Communist Vietnam holds its five-yearly day of democracy on Sunday with an election for its parliament, and the only national poll in a country tightly controlled by one party for 41 years. The secretive Communist Party has been on a publicity blitz to showcase its democratic credentials, with the rural roads and the streets of its bustling cities festooned with billboards of a hammer and sickle and the workers, farmers and soldiers synonymous with the stateÕs socialist foundations. The poster (R) reads: "Clever to choose the people with ethics and talent." REUTERS/Kham SEARCH "COMMUNIST POSTERS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Posters promoting the 14th National Assembly election are seen on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam May 20, 2016. Communist Vietnam holds its five-yearly day of democracy on Sunday with an election for its parliament, and the only national poll in a country tightly controlled by one party for 41 years. The secretive Communist Party has been on a publicity blitz to showcase its democratic credentials, with the rural roads and the streets of its bustling cities festooned with billboards of a hammer and sickle and the workers, farmers and soldiers synonymous with the stateÕs socialist foundations. The poster (L) reads: Voting for the members of the National Assembly and People's councils 2016-2021." REUTERS/Kham SEARCH "COMMUNIST POSTERS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

People drive past posters promoting the 14th National Assembly election outside Nhan Dan daily, the Vietnam Communist Party's paper, on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam May 20, 2016. Communist Vietnam holds its five-yearly day of democracy on Sunday with an election for its parliament, and the only national poll in a country tightly controlled by one party for 41 years. The secretive Communist Party has been on a publicity blitz to showcase its democratic credentials, with the rural roads and the streets of its bustling cities festooned with billboards of a hammer and sickle and the workers, farmers and soldiers synonymous with the stateÕs socialist foundations. The poster (1st L) reads: "Voting for members of the National Assembly and People's councils is a citizen's right." REUTERS/Kham SEARCH "COMMUNIST POSTERS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A girl walks past a poster promoting the 14th National Assembly election on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam May 20, 2016. Communist Vietnam holds its five-yearly day of democracy on Sunday with an election for its parliament, and the only national poll in a country tightly controlled by one party for 41 years. The secretive Communist Party has been on a publicity blitz to showcase its democratic credentials, with the rural roads and the streets of its bustling cities festooned with billboards of a hammer and sickle and the workers, farmers and soldiers synonymous with the stateÕs socialist foundations. The words on the poster read: "Voting ballot." REUTERS/Kham SEARCH "COMMUNIST POSTERS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A pike of a flag showing a sickle and a hammer, which were displayed on the Soviet Union coat of arms, is seen during a ceremony to inaugurate new members of the Young Pioneer Organisation on the day of its anniversary at school-lyceum number 12 in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, May 19, 2016. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Members of the communist party walk behind a red banner with hammer and sickle symbols during a May Day rally in Istanbul, Turkey, May 1, 2016. REUTERS/Osman Orsal

People walk behind a red banner with hammer and sickle symbols during a May Day rally in Istanbul, Turkey, May 1, 2016. REUTERS/Murad Sezer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

People walk behind a red banner with hammer and sickle symbols during a May Day rally in Istanbul, Turkey, May 1, 2016. REUTERS/Murad Sezer 

Protestors attend a march organised by the Democratic People's Party members, part of the Lebanese Communist party, carrying a sickle, hammer and Kalashnikov rifle cut outs to mark Labour Day in Sidon, south Lebanon May 3, 2015. International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day or May Day, commemorates the struggle of workers in industrialised countries in the 19th century for better working conditions. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho 

A boy jumps over a puddle near Soviet-era hammer and sickle sculptures at a residential sector affected by shelling in Mariupol, a city on the Sea of Azov, eastern Ukraine February 3, 2015. Mariupol's city administration said the rebels had killed at least 30 people and injured 83 others by firing rockets from long-range GRAD missile systems on January 24. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Workers peel papers off a wall as they re-paint the Chinese Communist Party flag on it at the Nanhu revolution memorial museum in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province May 21, 2014. REUTERS/Chance Chan (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY) 

A Communist supporter stands near a police line guarding the regional administration building during a May Day rally in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A boy wearing a red star with hammer and sickle on his hat yawns during an International Worker's Day, or Labour Day, parade in Donetsk, east Ukraine May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (UKRAINE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY) 

A protester holds a hammer and a sickle sign as he and others shield themselves from police during a May Day demonstration in Istanbul May 1, 2014. Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas on Thursday to prevent hundreds of protesters from defying a ban on May Day rallies and reaching Istanbul's central Taksim Square, the focal point of weeks of protests last summer. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

A municipal worker cleans the area near the old cannons in the National Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War in Kiev March 17, 2014. On a blustery weekend on the banks of the Dnieper, the 100-metre (300-foot), sword-wielding statue of "The Motherland", a Soviet hammer and sickle on her shield, towered overhead, a reminder of the common cause Ukrainians and Russians died for side by side in their millions in World War Two and which Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks Ukraine has betrayed by turning to "fascism" and the West. To match story UKRAINE-CRISIS/WAR REUTERS/Konstantin Grishin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY) 

The 100-metre (300-foot) sword-wielding statue of "The Motherland" is seen in the National Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War in Kiev March 17, 2014. On a blustery day on the banks of the Dnieper, the statue of "The Motherland", a Soviet hammer and sickle on her shield, towered overhead, a reminder of the common cause Ukrainians and Russians died for side by side in their millions in World War Two and which Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks Ukraine has betrayed by turning to "fascism" and the West. To match story UKRAINE-CRISIS/WAR REUTERS/Konstantin Grishin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY) 

The 100-metre (300-foot), sword-wielding statue of "The Motherland" is seen in the National Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War in Kiev March 17, 2014. On a blustery day on the banks of the Dnieper, the statue of "The Motherland", a Soviet hammer and sickle on her shield, towered overhead, a reminder of the common cause Ukrainians and Russians died for side by side in their millions in World War Two and which Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks Ukraine has betrayed by turning to "fascism" and the West. To match story UKRAINE-CRISIS/WAR REUTERS/Konstantin Grishin (UKRAINE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A giant hammer and sickle, the symbols of the Communism, are seen during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 7, 2014. REUTERS/Phil Noble (RUSSIA - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT)

The communist hammer and sickle symbol hangs over a street decoration for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) festival and the 84th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam's Communist Party, on a street in Hanoi February 1, 2014. Vietnam marks the 84th birthday of the ruling communist party on February 3. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Workers polish a poster with images of the Vietnamese flag and the communist hammer and sickle symbol for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, at a street in Hanoi January 23, 2014. Vietnam will celebrate the Lunar New Year festival from January 29 to February 5. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM - Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY) 

Workers polish a poster with images of the Vietnamese flag and the communist hammer and sickle symbol for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, at a street in Hanoi January 23, 2014. Vietnam will celebrate the Lunar New Year festival from January 29 to February 5. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM - Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY) 

A statue of the Soviet symbol "Hammer and sickle" is seen in the Museum-reserve "Stalingrad battle" in central Volgograd, January 1, 2014. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

A pro-European integration protester holds a placard that reads "Red star cannot drink the blood! Sickle and hammer death and hunger!" during a rally at Independence Square in Kiev December 17, 2013. Demonstrators demanding that President Viktor Yanukovich step down after he spurned a trade and investment deal with the European Union last month plan a new show of force in Ukraine's capital on Tuesday as the president meets his Russian counterpart. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) 

Portuguese actor Goncalo Waddington (R), performing as "Capitao Falcao" (Captain Falcon), listens to director Joao Leitao during the filming of "Capitao Falcao" in Lisbon December 3, 2013. The Portuguese prefer not to talk, much less joke, about the 1932-1968 fascist dictatorship of Antonio Salazar - which may explain why it has taken a "superhero" to broach the topic in a big-screen comedy. The much-awaited release - in which the motorcycle-riding Falcao and his sidecar-borne sidekick the Partridge Kid fight bearded communists in red overalls armed with hammers and sickles - is due to hit Portuguese movie theatres next summer. Far from an ultra-conservative apologia, the film is a spoof designed to "exorcise some of our demons of the past by laughter", said Leitao, 32, whose crew describes Falcao as an "ultra-patriot and ultra-idiot". Picture taken December 3, 2013. REUTERS/Hugo Correia (PORTUGAL - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT POLITICS) 

Portuguese actors Goncalo Waddington (front R), performing as "Capitao Falcao" (Captain Falcon), and Antonio Duraes (back R), performing as the first Portuguese King Afonso Henriques, react during the filming of "Capitao Falcao" in Lisbon December 3, 2013. The Portuguese prefer not to talk, much less joke, about the 1932-1968 fascist dictatorship of Antonio Salazar - which may explain why it has taken a "superhero" to broach the topic in a big-screen comedy. The much-awaited release - in which the motorcycle-riding Falcao and his sidecar-borne sidekick the Partridge Kid fight bearded communists in red overalls armed with hammers and sickles - is due to hit Portuguese movie theatres next summer. Far from an ultra-conservative apologia, the film is a spoof designed to "exorcise some of our demons of the past by laughter", said director Joao Leitao, 32, whose crew describes Falcao as an "ultra-patriot and ultra-idiot". Picture taken December 3, 2013. REUTERS/Hugo Correia (PORTUGAL - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT POLITICS) 

Portuguese actors Goncalo Waddington (front L), performing as "Capitao Falcao" (Captain Falcon), and Antonio Duraes, performing as the first Portuguese King Afonso Henriques, react during the filming of "Capitao Falcao" in Lisbon December 3, 2013. The Portuguese prefer not to talk, much less joke, about the 1932-1968 fascist dictatorship of Antonio Salazar - which may explain why it has taken a "superhero" to broach the topic in a big-screen comedy. The much-awaited release - in which the motorcycle-riding Falcao and his sidecar-borne sidekick the Partridge Kid fight bearded communists in red overalls armed with hammers and sickles - is due to hit Portuguese movie theatres next summer. Far from an ultra-conservative apologia, the film is a spoof designed to "exorcise some of our demons of the past by laughter", said director Joao Leitao, 32, whose crew describes Falcao as an "ultra-patriot and ultra-idiot". Picture taken December 3, 2013. REUTERS/Hugo Correia (PORTUGAL - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT POLITICS) 

Portuguese actor Goncalo Waddington performs the role of "Capitao Falcao" (Captain Falcon) during the filming of "Capitao Falcao" in Lisbon December 3, 2013. The Portuguese prefer not to talk, much less joke, about the 1932-1968 fascist dictatorship of Antonio Salazar - which may explain why it has taken a "superhero" to broach the topic in a big-screen comedy. The much-awaited release - in which the motorcycle-riding Falcao and his sidecar-borne sidekick the Partridge Kid fight bearded communists in red overalls armed with hammers and sickles - is due to hit Portuguese movie theatres next summer. Far from an ultra-conservative apologia, the film is a spoof designed to "exorcise some of our demons of the past by laughter", said director Joao Leitao, 32, whose crew describes Falcao as an "ultra-patriot and ultra-idiot". Picture taken December 3, 2013. REUTERS/Hugo Correia (PORTUGAL - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT POLITICS) 

Portuguese actor Goncalo Waddington who performs the role of "Capitao Falcao" (Captain Falcon) gets make-up applied before the filming of "Capitao Falcao" in Lisbon December 3, 2013. The Portuguese prefer not to talk, much less joke, about the 1932-1968 fascist dictatorship of Antonio Salazar - which may explain why it has taken a "superhero" to broach the topic in a big-screen comedy. The much-awaited release - in which the motorcycle-riding Falcao and his sidecar-borne sidekick the Partridge Kid fight bearded communists in red overalls armed with hammers and sickles - is due to hit Portuguese movie theatres next summer. Far from an ultra-conservative apologia, the film is a spoof designed to "exorcise some of our demons of the past by laughter", said director Joao Leitao, 32, whose crew describes Falcao as an "ultra-patriot and ultra-idiot". Picture taken December 3, 2013. REUTERS/Hugo Correia (PORTUGAL - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT POLITICS) 

Portuguese actor Goncalo Waddington performs the role of "Capitao Falcao" (Captain Falcon) during the filming of "Capitao Falcao" in Lisbon December 3, 2013. The Portuguese prefer not to talk, much less joke, about the 1932-1968 fascist dictatorship of Antonio Salazar - which may explain why it has taken a "superhero" to broach the topic in a big-screen comedy. The much-awaited release - in which the motorcycle-riding Falcao and his sidecar-borne sidekick the Partridge Kid fight bearded communists in red overalls armed with hammers and sickles - is due to hit Portuguese movie theatres next summer. Far from an ultra-conservative apologia, the film is a spoof designed to "exorcise some of our demons of the past by laughter", said director Joao Leitao, 32, whose crew describes Falcao as an "ultra-patriot and ultra-idiot". Picture taken December 3, 2013. REUTERS/Hugo Correia (PORTUGAL - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT POLITICS) 

Portuguese actor Goncalo Waddington performs the role of "Capitao Falcao" (Captain Falcon) during the filming of "Capitao Falcao" in Lisbon December 3, 2013. The Portuguese prefer not to talk, much less joke, about the 1932-1968 fascist dictatorship of Antonio Salazar - which may explain why it has taken a "superhero" to broach the topic in a big-screen comedy. The much-awaited release - in which the motorcycle-riding Falcao and his sidecar-borne sidekick the Partridge Kid fight bearded communists in red overalls armed with hammers and sickles - is due to hit Portuguese movie theatres next summer. Far from an ultra-conservative apologia, the film is a spoof designed to "exorcise some of our demons of the past by laughter", said director Joao Leitao, 32, whose crew describes Falcao as an "ultra-patriot and ultra-idiot". Picture taken December 3, 2013. REUTERS/Hugo Correia (PORTUGAL - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT POLITICS) 

Portuguese actor Goncalo Waddington performs the role of "Capitao Falcao" (Captain Falcon) during the filming of "Capitao Falcao" in Lisbon December 3, 2013. The Portuguese prefer not to talk, much less joke, about the 1932-1968 fascist dictatorship of Antonio Salazar - which may explain why it has taken a "superhero" to broach the topic in a big-screen comedy. The much-awaited release - in which the motorcycle-riding Falcao and his sidecar-borne sidekick the Partridge Kid fight bearded communists in red overalls armed with hammers and sickles - is due to hit Portuguese movie theatres next summer. Far from an ultra-conservative apologia, the film is a spoof designed to "exorcise some of our demons of the past by laughter", said director Joao Leitao, 32, whose crew describes Falcao as an "ultra-patriot and ultra-idiot". Picture taken December 3, 2013. REUTERS/Hugo Correia (PORTUGAL - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT POLITICS) 

Portuguese actor Jose Pinto performs his role of dictator Antonio Salazar during the filming of "Capitao Falcao" in Lisbon December 3, 2013. The Portuguese prefer not to talk, much less joke, about the 1932-1968 fascist dictatorship of Antonio Salazar - which may explain why it has taken a "superhero" to broach the topic in a big-screen comedy. The much-awaited release - in which the motorcycle-riding Falcao and his sidecar-borne sidekick the Partridge Kid fight bearded communists in red overalls armed with hammers and sickles - is due to hit Portuguese movie theatres next summer. Far from an ultra-conservative apologia, the film is a spoof designed to "exorcise some of our demons of the past by laughter", said director Joao Leitao, 32, whose crew describes Falcao as an "ultra-patriot and ultra-idiot". Picture taken December 3, 2013. REUTERS/Hugo Correia (PORTUGAL - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT POLITICS HEADSHOT) 

Portuguese actor Goncalo Waddington (R), dressed as "Capitao Falcao" (Captain Falcon), and actor David Chan, dressed as Partridge Kid, pose for photos during the filming of "Capitao Falcao" in Lisbon December 3, 2013. The Portuguese prefer not to talk, much less joke, about the 1932-1968 fascist dictatorship of Antonio Salazar - which may explain why it has taken a "superhero" to broach the topic in a big-screen comedy. The much-awaited release - in which the motorcycle-riding Falcao and his sidecar-borne sidekick the Partridge Kid fight bearded communists in red overalls armed with hammers and sickles - is due to hit Portuguese movie theatres next summer. Far from an ultra-conservative apologia, the film is a spoof designed to "exorcise some of our demons of the past by laughter", said director Joao Leitao, 32, whose crew describes Falcao as an "ultra-patriot and ultra-idiot". Picture taken December 3, 2013. REUTERS/Hugo Correia (PORTUGAL - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT POLITICS) 

Portuguese actor Goncalo Waddington (R), dressed as "Capitao Falcao" (Captain Falcon), and actor David Chan, dressed as Partridge Kid, pose for photos during the filming of "Capitao Falcao" in Lisbon December 3, 2013. The Portuguese prefer not to talk, much less joke, about the 1932-1968 fascist dictatorship of Antonio Salazar - which may explain why it has taken a "superhero" to broach the topic in a big-screen comedy. The much-awaited release - in which the motorcycle-riding Falcao and his sidecar-borne sidekick the Partridge Kid fight bearded communists in red overalls armed with hammers and sickles - is due to hit Portuguese movie theatres next summer. Far from an ultra-conservative apologia, the film is a spoof designed to "exorcise some of our demons of the past by laughter", said director Joao Leitao, 32, whose crew describes Falcao as an "ultra-patriot and ultra-idiot". Picture taken December 3, 2013. REUTERS/Hugo Correia (PORTUGAL - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT POLITICS) 

A supporter with a sticker of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) on his cheek attends the party's election campaign in Kathmandu November 13, 2013. Nepalese are due to vote on November 19, for a constituent assembly meant to draw up a new constitution. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Protesters hold a hammer and a sickle as they re-enact famous Soviet sculpture "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman" during a demonstration front of the parliament in central Sofia July 27, 2013. Thousands of mainly younger, well-educated Bulgarians have been rallying in Sofia and other cities since June 14 to demand the resignation of the Socialist-led cabinet. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (BULGARIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) 

Protesters hold a hammer and a sickle as they re-enact famous Soviet sculpture "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman" during a demonstration in central Sofia July 27, 2013. Thousands of mainly younger, well-educated Bulgarians have been rallying in Sofia and other cities since June 14 to demand the resignation of the Socialist-led cabinet. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (BULGARIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) 

A slab from the Berlin Wall named 'Autodestruction, 1990' by artist Arman with sickles and hammers is displayed during the exhibition "On/Off Berlin Wall" part of the historical Sylvestre Verger Collection in Paris June 6, 2013. Since 1990, sections of 1x 1,20m, from the untouched fragments of the wall securing the Berliner No Man’s Land serve as a support by major artists. The collection of the 48 concrete sections of the former Berlin Wall, under the name of Artists for Freedom, will be auctioned today. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Communist flags are reflected in a shop window during a traditional Labour Day, or May Day, march in St. Petersburg May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS) 

Women take part in a protest to mark International Women's Day in downtown Sanaa March 8, 2013. The placard reads "Replace your weapon with the hammer and sickle!" REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) 

An activist affiliated to the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist ties a party head band on his friend's forehead during a nationwide strike called upon by the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist in Kathmandu February 19, 2013. The Maoist party is protesting against an agreement for Maoist Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai to step down and allow Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi of the Supreme Court will head the new administration to oversee the vote in May or June. Daily life in the capital and major cities across the country has come to a standstill due to the nationwide strike, according to local media reports. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)