Welcome to the South

"When you come to the South you cry twice: when you arrive and when you leave."

2010 1h 42m IT

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 1,882

Comedy

Synopsis

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Alberto, post office manager of a small town in Brianza, under pressure of his wife Sylvia, is willing to do anything to get the transfer to Milan. Even pretending to be disabled to climb in the ranking. But the trick does not work and as punishment, he is transferred in a small town in Campania, which to an inhabitant of the north is equivalent to a nightmare ...

“When you come to the South you cry twice: when you arrive and when you leave.”

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Cast

Claudio Bisio
Alberto Colombo
Alessandro Siani
Mattia Volpe
Angela Finocchiaro
Silvia Colombo
Valentina Lodovini
Maria Flagello
Nando Paone
Costabile Piccolo
Riccardo Zinna
Vigile urbano
Nunzia Schiano
Mamma di Mattia
Salvatore Misticone
Scapece

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Luca Miniero
Writers: Massimo Gaudioso, Franck Magnier, Alexandre Charlot
Languages: Italian
Countries: Germany, Italy

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $66M — a 16.4× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, Italy.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Welcome to the... Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Directed by Luca Miniero, shot by Paolo Carnera. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Umberto Scipione. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Valentina Mariani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Luca Miniero directs. Paolo Carnera behind the camera. Umberto Scipione scores. Valentina Mariani cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Germany, Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $66M — a 16.4× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 16 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: Germany, Italy.
5Part of the "Welcome to the... Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Luca Miniero, shot by Paolo Carnera. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Umberto Scipione. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Valentina Mariani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Claudio Bisio and Alessandro Siani and Angela Finocchiaro carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "When you come to the South you cry twice: when you arrive and when you leave.".
11IMDB entry: tt1529235 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 28 themes, including "cheating", "italy", "village", "lie".