Witches to the North

2001 Italian film

Witches to the North
Directed by	Giovanni Veronesi
Written by	Giovanni Veronesi Sandro Veronesi Massimiliano Governi
Produced by	Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Starring	Teo Mammucari Paul Sorvino Emmanuelle Seigner Daniele Liotti
Cinematography	Giovanni Canevari
Edited by	Alessio Doglione
Music by	Mysto
Release date	16 November 2001 (2001年11月16日)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Witches to the North (Italian: Streghe verso nord) is a 2001 Italian comedy film directed by Giovanni Veronesi.^[1]

Plot

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Teo Sellari is a writer who has authored a book about witches, which is being adapted into a film. Gallio De Dominicis, the film's producer, reveals that witches are real and that both he and Teo belong to a special group called Disinnescatori (literally "Deactivators"), although Teo was unaware of this. Their task is to "neutralize" witches by headbutting them and then dragging them seven steps north, which causes everyone who witnessed the scene to immediately forget it—just as Teo had written in his book. Initially frightened and skeptical, Teo eventually accepts his destiny and agrees to help his colleague. In the end, Lucilla, Teo’s sister-in-law and the wife of his brother Paolo, is revealed to be a powerful witch, and Teo is forced to strike her. He seems to want to retire from this strange profession, but the final, highly suggestive scene shows him helping Gallio win a remote-controlled sailboat race by swimming underwater for several minutes, using one of the powers granted by being a Disinnescatore.

Production

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The film is set in Rome. The co-protagonist, Sorvino, is passionate about dynamic ship modeling (remote-controlled model ships). The two protagonists travel in a BMW 5 Series (E39). The seaside villa belonging to the protagonist's brother is located in Castiglione della Pescaia - Punta Ala, while the Italian championship for model ship racing takes place in Rosignano Marittimo - Solvay, both in Tuscany.