Los Angeles, Feb. 13 -- Renowned filmmaker Francesca Archibugi, best known for creating La Storia and The Hummingbird, has come on board to helm sex-trafficking drama "Illusion" toplining Jasmine Trinca.

As per Variety, the project will go on floors next month in central Italy on the roughly USD 8 million film that will reunite Archibugi with Trinca who played the lead in the director's feminist fascist-era saga "La Storia" that was Italy's biggest TV event of 2023. Italy's Fandango is co-producing "Illusion" with RAI Cinema and Belgium's Tarantula.

The rest of the "Illusion" cast comprises Michele Riondino ("Young Montalbano") as a psychologist; Angelina Andrei as Rosa Lazar; and Vittoria Puccini ("Elisa di Rivombrosa").

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