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Fiona Dourif has signed on to star in the mob thriller Mafiosa, portraying the daughter of a murdered U.S. Army officer who faces off against an organized crime family.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Yusaka Mizoguchi is directing from an original screenplay by Veronica Russo.

The cast also includes Jordi Vilasuso, Jason Gerhardt, Carmen Argenziano, Blake Berris, Katrina Law, Damien Luvara and Brian Burnett.

Mafiosa has begun filming in Orlando, Fla.

Fiona Dourif will play the daughter of a murdered U.S. Army officer who faces off against an organized crime family in the mob thriller "Mafiosa," which has begun filming in Orlando, Fla. Yusaka Mizoguchi ("Still Breathing") is directing from an original screenplay by Veronica Russo.

Russo is also producing for Back of the Buss Entertainment.

The cast also includes Jordi Vilasuso, Jason Gerhardt, Carmen Argenziano, Blake Berris, Katrina Law, Damien Luvara and Brian Burnett.

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