Benvenuti al Nord

Benvenuti al Nord
Directed by Luca Miniero
Produced by Riccardo Tozzi
Written by Luca Miniero, Fabio Bonifacci (from Dany Boon)
Starring Claudio Bisio
Alessandro Siani
Angela Finocchiaro
Valentina Lodovini
Music by Umberto Scipione
Distributed by Medusa Film
Release dates
  • January 18, 2012 (2012-01-18)
Running time
110 minutes
Country Italy
Language Italian, Neapolitan and Northern dialect, French

Benvenuti al Nord (English: Welcome to the North) is a 2012 Italian comedy film directed by Luca Miniero.

It is the sequel of the high-grossing film Benvenuti al Sud.[1][2] It also obtained a great commercial success, gaining more than 27 million euros during its Italian theatrical release;[3] it had the third best opening in Italian market history.[4]

Plot

While Alberto is back in his beloved northern Italy in Milan, his friend Mattia is still in Naples with his friends. He has problems with his wife Maria, because she wants him to take his postal job seriously, now that the two have a son to look after. Then after a dispute, Mattia decides to transfer to northern Italy, in the town of Pordenone. Mattia appears to be willing to leave his little town, but as soon as the transfer comes through, he begins to despair. Many locals offer their opinions; his wise old mother tells him that the people in northern Italy are terribly cold and cruel. Mattia is slightly reassured and in the blink of an eye is in Milan, a whole new world for him as a citizen of the South. Alberto welcomes him very coldly because he is in big trouble. The director of Milan's largest postal company intends to provide Italy with a whole new economic plan from Japan to modify the postal service. Mattia starts working in the post office where Alberto is the deputy director, but he soon realizes how different the local mentality is: people are not like that back home.

Much like Benvenuti al Sud, this film ironically jokes about the differences and diversity from the South to the North of Italy, occasionally challenging and often confirming these stereotypes.

Cast

References

  1. Egle Santolini (July 20, 2011). "Niente unisce l'Italia come Bisio tornato al Nord". La Stampa. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  2. Paolo D'agostino (January 18, 2012). "Il Sud ride sempre, pure al Nord ma è il solito luogo comune". La Repubblica. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  3. Arianna Finos (April 10, 2012). "Incassi magri per i film 3D funzionano solo i cartoon". Corriere Della Sera. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  4. Karin Ebnet (January 19, 2012). "Benvenuti al Nord, Bisio e Siani conquistano il box office". Best Movie. Retrieved 6 June 2012.

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