The Illusion
1860. Giuseppe Garibaldi began from Quarto the adventure of the Thousand surrounded by the enthusiasm of the young idealists who had come from all regions of Italy, and with his loyal group of officers, among whom a new profile stands out, that of Palermo Colonel Vincenzo Giordano Orsini. Among the many militiamen recruited were two Sicilians, Domenico Tricò, a farmer who had emigrated to the North, and Rosario Spitale, an illusionist. Having landed in Sicily, at Marsala, the Thousand begin fighting with the Bourbon army, whose numerical preponderance is immediately evident. Under these conditions, it appears almost impossible for the general to breach the enemy defense and penetrate Palermo. But when he is almost forced to retreat, Garibaldi devises an ingenious plan.
Cast
Toni Servillo
as Vincenzo Giordano Orsini
Salvatore Ficarra
as Domenico Tricò
Valentino Picone
as Rosario Spitale
Tommaso Ragno
as Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giulia Andò
as Assuntina
Pascal Greggory
as Jean Luc Von Mechel
Leonardo Maltese
as Ragusìn
Andrea Gherpelli
as Veterano Bergamasco
Daniele Gonciaruk
as Nino Bixio
Giulia Lazzarini
as Maddalena Orsini
