Welcome to the South poster

Welcome to the South

Benvenuti al sud
2010ItalyLanguage: itDirected by Luca Miniero6.7
Available in English: subtitled

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 ...

Themes and style

Tone
warmdark comedywhimsical
Pacing
episodicescalating
Story
journeycon deception
Emotion
belongingfiguring out who you areguiltthe family you choose
Themes
caught between worldsfamily wounds passed downclass and moneyfear of the outsider
Feel
crowd pleasercatharticfun scary
Violence
none

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