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    The Root of Evil

    84'

    2006-11-08

    6.5

    Horror,Thriller,Mystery,Crime

    Overview:

    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...

    WritingGiovanni EccherDirectingSilvana Zancolo

    Cast

    1

    Andrea Spiegelman

    Zora Kerova

    1

    Valerio Spiegelman

    Giancarlo Previati

    1

    Andrea's Uncle

    Peter Shepherd

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Italy
    • List of languages:
      1. Italian
    • List of companies:
      1. The Shadow Within
    • Vote Count: 2
    • Popularity: 0.5421
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:La radice del male

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