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The Forbidden City

The Forbidden City

Vengeance is her destiny.

20257.02h 18mNR

Overview

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.

Directed by Gabriele Mainetti
Written by Stefano Bises, Davide Serino, Gabriele Mainetti
Produced by Mario Gianani, Lorenzo Gangarossa, Sonia Rovai
Box OfficeBudget: $18.2MRevenue: $1.5M

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Top Cast

Liu Yaxi

Liu Yaxi

Mei

Enrico Borello

Enrico Borello

Marcello

Marco Giallini

Marco Giallini

Annibale

Sabrina Ferilli

Sabrina Ferilli

Lorena

Chunyu Shanshan

Chunyu Shanshan

Wang

Luca Zingaretti

Luca Zingaretti

Alfredo

T

Tomal Islam

Santi

Miki Yeung Oi-Gan

Miki Yeung Oi-Gan

Yun

Claudio Pallitto

Claudio Pallitto

Cip

D

Daniele Mosca

Cioppe

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Themes & Keywords

kung fu

About The Forbidden City

The Forbidden City is a action, romance, drama film released in 2025 exploring themes of kung fu. Directed by Gabriele Mainetti, it stars Liu Yaxi, Enrico Borello, Marco Giallini. 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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