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The Root of Evil (2006) [N/A]

Release Date:
November 8, 2006

Original Title:
La radice del male

Alternate Titles:
The Root of Evil

Genres:
Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Production Companies:
The Shadow Within

Production Countries:
Italy

Ratings / Certifications:
IT: 18+ 

Runtime: 84

Overview from TheMovieDB

Left disfigured and without memory due to a car accident, the painter Andrea Spiegelman decides to retire with her husband to an isolated villa, the legacy of an eccentric uncle dedicated to the cultivation of psychoactive plants. With the help of a diary in which his uncle wrote down his experiences, Andrea begins to experiment with drugs extracted from plants. Thanks to drugs, the painter recovers the lost inspiration and returns to painting, but without realizing it, she is dragged into a whirlwind of hallucinations that lead her to no longer distinguish reality from fantasy...

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Animation:
Emanuele Pavarotti

CG Artist:
Nicola Scarpinato
Nicola Danese
Nicola Zanardi
Giulia Lamacchia

Cinematography:
Pier Luigi Santi

Co-Writer:
Giovanni Eccher

Digital Compositor:
Gabriele Diaferia
Josè Sala

Director:
Silvana Zancolo

Executive Producer:
Giovanni Eccher

Hair Supervisor:
Mariano Parisi

Main Title Designer:
Josè Sala

Makeup Artist:
Glenda Boriani

Music:
Giusi Ruggeri

Producer:
Anna Maria Murro
Paolo Lato

Screenstory:
Giovanni Eccher

Set Decoration:
Simone Tornaghi
Enrico Pirotta

Sound Designer:
Giorgio Vita Levi

Sound Mixer:
Giorgio Vita Levi

Story:
Giovanni Eccher

Video Assist Operator:
Pietro Eccher

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Franco Valenziano

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