HOPE LOST
synopsis
A young Romanian girl, bored with small-town life, dreams of entering the glamorous world she sees on Italian soap operas. One night at a club, she meets Gabriele, who claims to be a TV producer who wants to cast her in a reality TV show he is making in Italy. But when she arrives, she is sold to the pimp Manol and forced to make her living on the street. Things get darker with the arrival of Ettore, a sadist who makes snuff movies.
international title: | Hope Lost |
original title: | Hope Lost |
country: | Italy |
year: | 2015 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | David Petrucci |
film run: | 94' |
screenplay: | Francesco Trento, Francesco Teresi, Damiano Giacomelli, Loretta Tersigni, Jack O'Mellow |
cast: | Mischa Barton, Danny Trejo, Michael Madsen, Daniel Baldwin, Andrey Chernishov, Francesca Agostini, Diego Pagotto, Alessia Navarro |
cinematography by: | Davide Manca |
film editing: | David Petrucci |
art director: | Sara Santucci |
costumes designer: | Piero Risani |
music: | Piero Antolini |
producer: | Andrea Iervolino, Monika Bacardi, Cosetta Turco |
production: | ILBE - Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment |
distributor: | Ambi Distribution, Bulldog |