Welcome to the North

Name: Welcome to the North
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2012-01-18
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Claudio Bisio, Alessandro Siani, Angela Finocchiaro, Valentina Lodovini, Nando Paone

2012·Movie·105 min·★ 5.8(1,356)

Comedy

“But when a Neapolitan goes to the North...?”

Now in the Far North (i.e. Milan!), Alberto has accepted to manage a program for efficiency improvement in the Italian Post. He devotes all his time and all his energy to this noble task and neglects his wife Silvia, which of course annoys her beyond limits. Things do not fare much better in Castellabate where it is rather Maria, Matta's wife, who gets on his nerves by always blaming him for his lack of ambition. One day, due to a misunderstanding, Mattia is transferred to... Milan! And on whose doorstep does he land? Alberto's of course!

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About Welcome to the North

Welcome to the North is a 2012 Italian-language comedy film directed by Luca Miniero. The cast is led by Claudio Bisio, Alessandro Siani, Angela Finocchiaro. It has a runtime of 1h 45m. Viewers rate it 5.8/10 across 1400 ratings.

Welcome to the North was produced by Medusa Film, Cattleya, and Sky Cinema and made in Italy. It was released on January 18, 2012. Made on a budget of about $6 million, it went on to gross $35 million worldwide.

Director: Luca Miniero
Writers: Luca Miniero, Fabio Bonifacci
Release date: January 18, 2012
Original language: Italian
Status: Released
Country: Italy
Budget: $6 million
Box office: $35 million
Production: Medusa Film, Cattleya, Sky Cinema

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Welcome to the North cast & crew

Welcome to the North was directed by Luca Miniero and written by Luca Miniero and Fabio Bonifacci.

The cast features Claudio Bisio as Alberto Colombo, Alessandro Siani as Mattia Volpe, Angela Finocchiaro as Silvia Colombo / Erminia, Valentina Lodovini as Maria Flagello, Nando Paone as Costabile Piccolo, and Nunzia Schiano as Mamma di Mattia.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Umberto Scipione, cinematography is by Paolo Carnera, and it was produced by Dany Boon and Antonella Iovino.

Is Welcome to the North worth watching?

Welcome to the North holds an audience score of 5.8/10 from 1,356 ratings, a more divisive comedy films.

At 1h 45m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, Welcome to the North is worth a place on your watchlist.

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