Welcome to the North (2012) Benvenuti al nord (original title)

Director:

Luca Miniero

Writers:

Fabio Bonifacci
Luca Miniero

Release Date:

18 January 2012 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Now in the Far North (i.e. Milan!), Alberto has accepted to manage a program for efficiency improvement in the Italian Post...

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Claudio Bisio	...	Alberto Colombo
Alessandro Siani	...	Mattia Volpe
Angela Finocchiaro	...	Silvia Colombo / Erminia
Valentina Lodovini	...	Maria
Nando Paone	...	Costabile piccolo
Giacomo Rizzo	...	Costabile grande
Nunzia Schiano	...	Mattia's mother
Salvatore Misticone	...	Scapece
Paolo Rossi	...	Palmisan
Fulvio Falzarano	...	Mario
Ippolita Baldini	...	La Dodi
Francesco Brandi	...	Sandrino
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Teco Celio	...	Leghista
Canella Diava	...	Ragazza in discoteca
Katia Follesa	...	Tassista
Emma Marrone	...	Herself - Singer (as Emma)
Francesco Migliaccio	...	Comisoni
Gianmarco Pozzoli	...	Magonza
Nicola Selenu	...	Walk-on Actor
Alessandro Vighi	...	Chicco

Directed by
Luca Miniero

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Fabio Bonifacci
Luca Miniero

Produced by
Dany Boon	....	executive producer
Marco Chimenz	....	producer
Massimo Di Rocco	....	line producer
Francesca Longardi	....	producer
Giovanni Stabilini	....	producer
Riccardo Tozzi	....	producer

Original Music by
Umberto Scipione		(original music by)

Cinematography by
Paolo Carnera

Film Editing by
Valentina Mariani

Casting by
Marita D'Elia

Production Design by
Paola Comencini

Set Decoration by
Maurizio Leonardi

Costume Design by
Eleonora Rella

Makeup Department
Mauro Chinnici	....	key hair stylist
Raffaella Ragazzi	....	key makeup artist (2012)

Production Management
Daniele Esposito	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gilles Cannatella	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Benedetta Brentan	....	production designer assistant
Erminio Lauri	....	digital artist

Sound Department
Jacopo Anzellotti	....	sound effects editor
Luca Anzellotti	....	sound effects editor
Massimo Anzellotti	....	foley artist
Alessandro Bianchi	....	sound mixer
Davide Favargiotti	....	dialogue editor
Alessandro Molaioli	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Massimiliano Bianchi	....	special effects assistant
Pasquale Catalano	....	special effects
Massimo Ciaraglia	....	special effects technician
Andrea Luciani	....	special effects assistant
Fabio Traversari	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Stefano Marinoni	....	visual effects supervisor
Federica Nisi	....	visual effects coordinator
Federico Toraldo	....	digital compositor
Paola Trisoglio	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Alessandro Novelli	....	co-stunt coordinator
Emiliano Novelli	....	stunt coordinator
Tamara Tassi	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Andrea Grossi	....	camera loader
Alessandro Magno	....	electrician
Patrizio Marra	....	grip
Davide Sondelli	....	camera operator
Violetta	....	key grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Federica Maria Carbone	....	costume intern
Caterina Esposito	....	dressmaker
Margherita Maltese	....	costume assistant
Emanuela Naccarati	....	assistant costume designer

Music Department
Massimiliano Lazzaretti	....	musician (accordeon)
Antonello Navarra	....	music producer
Umberto Scipione	....	music arranger
Umberto Scipione	....	orchestrator
Marco Testoni	....	music consultant
Paola Vanoni	....	music licensing
Paola Vanoni	....	music production delegate

Other crew
Marco Bergamaschi	....	location manager
Joshua Berman	....	co-production supervisor
Riccardo Borni	....	location manager
Claudia Croce	....	production assistant
Erica Negri	....	development coordinator
Gina Neri	....	script supervisor
Nathanaël Poupin	....	business and legal affairs

Thanks
Jérôme Seydoux	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Medusa Film
• Cattleya (collaboration)

Distributors

• Medusa Distribuzione (2012) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Morandini Film (2012) (Switzerland) (theatrical) (italian-speaking region)

Special Effects

• Ghost SFX

Other Companies

• Alf Service  lighting balloons service
• Bata  thanks
• Mac Cosmetics  thanks
• Pepoli  thanks
• Poste Italiane Spa  thanks

Also Known As:

"Benvenuti al nord" - Italy (original title)

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Milan, Lombardia, Italy

Company:

Medusa Film

Trivia:

Swiss censorship visa # 1008.879.

Movie Connections:

Follows Welcome to the South (2010)

Soundtrack:

Walkürenritt

The first was better

Only a few sequels can stick the great success of the first movie nowadays. Benvenuti al Nord is not so bad but there is nothing new here. I saw many jokes and typical situations of the Italian north in Milan. Some original scenes rounded this second part up. I think in the last one there were also some ridiculous scenes but these didn't slow down the dynamic. As an Italian I understood the funny dialogs in dialect so that I spent a real entertaining time. It's much more enjoyable if you see it in the origin language version with subtitles. But I cannot imagine that there would be ever a third part. I suppose the ideas are sold out for the next one. Thumbs up for Alessandro Siani and Claudio Bisio that delivered for a second time a very convincing and respectable performance. 4 out 10.