Benvenuti al Sud

Benvenuti al Sud (Italy, 2010) dir. Luca Miniero

Alberto Colombo is the manager of a post-office in a northern Italian town, who longs for a transfer to Milan. After a botched attempt to push himself up the transfer waiting list, he is transferred to a branch near Naples, as punishment. When he arrives in the south, he is shocked at the laziness and inefficiency of the post office and its workers, although they soon become firm friends.

The film highlights the differences (both real and perceived) between working practices and work ethics in northern and southern Italy. The film features a number of scenes in the post-office and on the postman’s daily route.