Welcome to the South(Movie, 2010)

Name: Welcome to the South
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2010
Duration: T01:42:00
Rating: 3.4

Original title: "Benvenuti al sud" (Italian/IT)

1h 42min | Genre: Comedy

Rating: 3.4/5 (with 856 votes)

Benvenuti al Sud (English: Welcome to the South) is a 2010 comedy film directed by Luca Miniero and a remake of the 2008 French film Welcome to the Sticks. The film was dedicated to Angelo Vassallo, an Italian mayor murdered for his anti-crime campaign. A sequel, Benvenuti al Nord, was released in 2012. ()

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Awards & Nominations for Welcome to the South

nominated for: European Film Academy Lux Award nominated for: David di Donatello for Best Director

About Welcome to the South

Alberto (Claudio Bisio), post office manager of a small town in Brianza, under pressure of his wife Sylvia (Angela Finocchiaro), 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 ...

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Trailer for Welcome to the South + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Bienvenidos Al Sur (2010) Trailer En Español(Trailer, 1:29)

Bienvenidos Al Sur (2010) Trailer En Español (Trailer) | WILLKOMMEN IM SÜDEN | Trailer deutsch german [HD] (Trailer, DE) | Benvenuti al sud - Trailer Ita (Trailer, IT)

Additional Information

Production countries: Germany, Italy

Shot in: Milan

Plays in: Italy

Based on: "Welcome to the Sticks" (movie, 2008)

Made by: Cattleya, Medusa Film, Sky Italia

Original language: Italian (IT)

Spoken languages: Italian (IT)

Translated into 16 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 12/20/2010 (World premiere: 10/01/2010)

Cast: Claudio Bisio, Alessandro Siani, Angela Finocchiaro, Valentina Lodovini, Nando Paone, Giacomo Rizzo, Nunzia Schiano, Riccardo Zinna, Salvatore Misticone, Fulvio Falzarano, Naike Rivelli, Dany Boon, Teco Celio, Clara Bindi

Director: Luca Miniero

Producer: Cattleya Studios

Screenwriter: Massimo Gaudioso, Dany Boon, Alexandre Charlot, Franck Magnier

Director of Photography: Paolo Carnera

Composer: Umberto Scipione

Production Designer: Paola Comencini

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Benvenuti al Sud"

"Bem-vindo ao Sul"

"Benvinguts al Sud"

"Bienvenidos al Sur"

"Kalos ilthate sto Noto"

"Καλωσήρθατε στο Νότο"

"Witaj na poludniu"

"Bem-vindo ao Sul"

Keywords: social life, news bias, relocation, lie, social prejudices, hospitality, mamas boy, media bias, postman, cultural difference, bias, wine drinking, small community, co-workers relationship, naples, italy

Budget: 4,000,000 USD

Revenue: 65,584,679 USD (= 1,640%)

2 movies in the Welcome to... Collection

2010 Welcome to the South

2012 Welcome to the North ("Benvenuti al Nord")

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