Hope Lost is an Italian English-language sex trafficking thriller directed by David Petrucci.[citation needed] The film stars Danny Trejo, Mischa Barton, Michael Madsen and Daniel Baldwin. The film chronicles the struggles of a young Romanian woman trafficked to Italy. Filming took place in Rome in 2014[1] and the film premiered at the Los Angeles Italia Film Festival on 20 February 2015.
| Hope Lost | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | David Petrucci |
| Written by | Francesco Trento Damiano Giacomelli Francesco Teresi Loretta Tersigni |
| Produced by | Andrea Iervolin Cosetta Turco Monika Bacardi Danielle Maloni |
| Starring | Danny Trejo Mischa Barton Michael Madsen Daniel Baldwin |
| Narrated by | Danny Trejo |
| Cinematography | Davide Manca |
| Edited by | David Petrucci |
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Running time | 94 mins |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | English |
Plot summary
editA young Romanian woman from a small town meets a man claiming to be a film director and he convinces her to come to Rome for auditions. This is a ruse and she is instead lured into a life of prostitution in Italy and then sold by her pimp to a man who intends to torture her and another young woman in a snuff movie.[2][3]
Cast
edit- Danny Trejo as Marius
- Mischa Barton as Alina
- Michael Madsen as Manol
- Daniel Baldwin as Ettore
- Francesca Agostini as Sofia
- Andrey Chernyshov as Gabriel
References
edit- ^ Mischa Barton and Danny Trejo Join Sex-Trafficking Thriller 'Hope Lost' The Hollywood Reporter. 14 March 2014
- ^ Mischa Barton, Danny Trejo, Michael Madsen Set For ‘Hope Lost’
- ^ HOPE LOST - TRAILER YouTube. Retrieved on 28 April 2018
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