The Forbidden City
The Forbidden City

The Forbidden City

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2025
2h 18m
7.1(264 votes)
Action
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Overview

In the suburbs of Rome two very different souls intersect. One is the son of a restaurant owner who disappeared with his lover. The other is a young mysterious woman who has arrived from China in search of her missing sister.

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Wildside
Goon Films
PiperFilm
MiC

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Cast & Crew

48 members
Acting

Yaxi Liu

Mei

Yaxi Liu
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Enrico Borello

Marcello

Enrico Borello
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Marco Giallini

Annibale

Marco Giallini
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Sabrina Ferilli

Lorena

Sabrina Ferilli
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淳于珊珊

Wang

淳于珊珊
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Luca Zingaretti

Alfredo

Luca Zingaretti
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Tomal Islam

Santi

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楊愛瑾

Yun

楊愛瑾
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Claudio Pallitto

Cip

Claudio Pallitto
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Daniele Mosca

Cioppe

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Sheena Hao

Maitresse cinese

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Abdoulaye Seck

Malik

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Paolo Buglioni

Cameriere "Da Alfredo"

Paolo Buglioni
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Dan Ke

Cinese giacca rossa

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Guo Qiang Xu

Mr Zhang

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Elisa Wong

Madre di Mei

Elisa Wong
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Jia Yimin

Padre Mei

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Isabel Hu

Mei bambina

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Sofia Liu

Yun bambina

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Roberto He

Maggio

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Stefano Tancredi

Tanca

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Choy Pui Yu

Vecchina cinese

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Douglas Dean

Cliente inglese uomo

Douglas Dean
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Daisy Tennant

Cliente inglese donna

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Sheikh Tijan Jallow

Housmane

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Francesca Fiume

Xia

Francesca Fiume
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Yingyi Liu

Maylin

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Philippe Guastella

Lino

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Qiu Diwei

Postino

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Chiyako Okumbura

Prostituta bordello

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Lu Zhi Ping

Giocatore bisca

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Mao Wen

Notaio cinese

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Crew

Lukaz Leong

Mr. Wang Bodyguard

Lukaz Leong
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Hung Dante Dong

Mr. Wang Bodyguard

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Haoqui Yang

Mr. Wang Sgherri

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Anthony Pho

Mr. Wang Sgherri

Anthony Pho
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Ludovic Faure

Mr. Wang Sgherri

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Thitsady Voravong

Mr. Wang Sgherri

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Eddie Lee

Mr. Wang Sgherri

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Kevin Ta

Mr. Wang Sgherri

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Jake Nong

Mr. Wang Sgherri

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Alan Leong

Mr. Wang Sgherri

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Saint-Alexandre Levand

Mr. Wang Sgherri

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Xun Liang

Mr. Wang Sgherri

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Crew

Leon Sua

Mr. Wang Sgherri

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Chau Belle

Mr. Wang Sgherri

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Directing

Van-Tien Hoang

Mr. Wang Sgherri

Van-Tien Hoang
Acting

Williams Belle

Mr. Wang Sgherri

Williams Belle

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