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Paolo Strippoli has rounded out the cast for his next feature! The Cinemaholic has learned that Isabelle Huppert and Jasmine Trinca will star alongside Matilda De Angelis in the upcoming thriller movie ‘The Stranger.’ Romana Maggiora Vergano is also part of the cast. The principal photography for the project will take place in Apulia and Lazio, Italy, and France between May 5 and June 30, 2025. Strippoli wrote the screenplay with Salvatore de Chirico.
The plot centers on a woman named Anna who unexpectedly shows up at her 28-year-old daughter Alice’s doorstep and reveals that their entire family history is based on a lie she concocted. She states that she made a deal with a mysterious “Stranger” to save Alice’s leg after an accident twenty years ago. The pact has since resulted in terrible events over the years, and only Alice can help her set things right. But at what cost? The story blends Faustian elements and the features of Greek tragedies to offer a tale of a twenty-year-long family epic that spans from an accident in a villa in Bari to the Apocalypse.
Isabelle Huppert is a revered name in French cinema. The actress’ most notable roles include Erika Kohut in Michael Haneke’s ‘The Piano Teacher,’ which focuses on a teacher-student affair, and Augustine in François Ozon’s ‘8 Women,’ a crime comedy musical about eight women suspected of murder. Among her other notable acting credits are Michèle in Paul Verhoeven’s crime thriller ‘Elle’ and Greta Hideg in Neil Jordan’s ‘Greta,’ co-starring Chloë Grace Moretz.
Huppert’s recent credits include a morally conflicted police officer named Lucie Muller in André Téchiné’s ‘My New Friends’ and Alma Lund in Patricia Mazuy’s ‘Visiting Hours,’ which explores the kinship of two women whose husbands are serving time in the same prison. On television, we saw her as Jacqueline in the Prime Video series ‘The Romanoffs’ and Cosima Pia in the epic war drama series ‘Lines of Wellington.’
Jasmine Trinca’s latest credits include Gabriella in Ferzan Özpetek’s seamstress-centric comedy-drama ‘Diamanti,’ Italian educator Maria Montessori in Léa Todorov’s biographical drama ‘Maria Montessori,’ and Annamaria Muscarà in Ferzan Özpetek’s comedy ‘The Goddess of Fortune,’ which focuses on a gay couple taking care of two children left in their custody by one of their friends. She recently played Lucia in the Netflix series ‘Supersex,’ based on the life of pornstar Rocco Siffredi.
Matilda De Angelis is known for playing Lidia Poët in the Netflix historical series ‘The Law According to Lidia Poët,’ based on the life and career of Italy’s first female lawyer. She portrayed Yvonne, a member of a group planning to rob Benito Mussolini’s treasure, in Renato De Maria’s action comedy film ‘Robbing Mussolini.’ Her other notable performances include Diana Cavalieri in Prime Video’s ‘Citadel: Diana’ and Gabriella in Netflix’s ‘Rose Island.’
Romana Maggiora Vergano made it big with her performance as Marcella in Paola Cortellesi’s comedy film ‘There’s Still Tomorrow.’ In Peacock’s historical drama series ‘Those About to Die,’ she played Salena, and in the Sky Original crime fantasy series ‘Christian,’ we saw her as Michela. Her latest acting credits include Vittoria in Alejandro Monteverde’s biographical drama ‘Cabrini,’ based on the life of Catholic missionary Francesca Cabrini.
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