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The Forbidden City

The Forbidden City

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The Forbidden City

"Vengeance is her destiny."

2025

2h 18m

6.9(353 votes)

Action

Drama

Romance

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.

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Goon Films

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Tomal Islam

Santi

Miki Yeung Oi-Gan

Miki Yeung Oi-Gan

Yun

Claudio Pallitto

Claudio Pallitto

Cip

Daniele Mosca

Cioppe

Creative team

Directed by: Gabriele Mainetti
Written by: Stefano Bises
Davide Serino
Produced by: Lorenzo Gangarossa
Mario Gianani

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