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The Forbidden City
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The Forbidden City

2025-03-08 · 138 min · ★ 6.9

Action · Drama · Romance

The son of an indebted restaurant owner joins a foreign girl in search of her sister. Together, they’ll have to fight side by side against the most ruthless members of the Roman criminal underworld.

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Directors
Gabriele Mainetti
Production companies
Wildside, Goon Films, PiperFilm
Countries
Italy
Status
Released
Budget
USD 18,218,260
Revenue
USD 1,457,292

Top Cast

Liu YaxiLiu YaxiMei
Enrico BorelloEnrico BorelloMarcello
Marco GialliniMarco GialliniAnnibale
Sabrina FerilliSabrina FerilliLorena
Chunyu ShanshanChunyu ShanshanWang
Luca ZingarettiLuca ZingarettiAlfredo
Tomal IslamSanti
Miki Yeung Oi-GanMiki Yeung Oi-GanYun
Claudio PallittoClaudio PallittoCip
Daniele MoscaCioppe
Sheena HaoMaitresse cinese
Abdoulaye SeckMalik
Paolo BuglioniPaolo BuglioniCameriere "Da Alfredo"
Dan KeCinese giacca rossa
Guo Qiang XuMr Zhang
Elisa WongElisa WongMadre di Mei
Jia YiminPadre Mei
Isabel HuMei bambina
Sofia LiuYun bambina
Roberto HeMaggio

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