The Root of Evil 2006
4.1 / 10
The Root of Evil
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...
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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... Andrea Spiegelman
... Valerio Spiegelman
... Andrea's Uncle
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Release Date:
Nov 08, 2006 (Italy)
Run Time:
1hr 24`
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Original Language:
Italian
Production Countries:
Italy
Status:
Released
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The Root of Evil - The Root of Evil
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... Andrea Spiegelman
... Valerio Spiegelman
... Andrea's Uncle
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