The Forbidden City
“Vengeance is her destiny.”
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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Cast
48 people
Liu Yaxi
Mei
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Enrico Borello
Marcello
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Supersex
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Marco Giallini
Annibale
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Perfect Strangers
Tutta colpa di Freud
Sabrina Ferilli
Lorena
Known for
The Great Beauty
Natale a New York
Chunyu Shanshan
Wang
Known for
Wolf Warrior 2
S.W.A.T.
Luca Zingaretti
Alfredo
Known for
Rose Island
Inspector Montalbano
Tomal Islam
Santi
No other roles listed
Miki Yeung Oi-Gan
Yun
Known for
Dumplings
Fatal Contact
Claudio Pallitto
Cip
Known for
Every Blessed Day
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Daniele Mosca
Cioppe
No other roles listed
Sheena Hao
Maitresse cinese
Known for
Assassin Club
Village Of The Vampire
Abdoulaye Seck
Malik
Also in
Xala
Battima
Gabriele Mainetti Director · Stefano Bises Screenplay Davide Serino Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.5M · Budget $18M · United States release March 17, 2026
Box office
Budget
$18,218,260
Worldwide gross
$1,457,292
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Wildside
Production
Goon Films
Production
PiperFilm
Production
DCM Pictures
Production
Quad
Production
Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La città proibita
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · Italian
Release dates
Italy · March 8, 2025
Limited theatrical · Anteprima
United States · March 17, 2026
Digital
United States
September 20, 2025 · Premiere · Fantastic Fest
Austria
September 12, 2025 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 6, 2026 · Premiere · Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
Czechia
July 4, 2025 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
France
September 2, 2025 · Premiere · L'Etrange Festival Paris
September 11, 2026 · Digital · Canal+
September 11, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Cinéma(s)
Germany
May 8, 2025 · Premiere · Fantasy Filmfest Nights
September 11, 2025 · Theatrical
December 19, 2025 · Physical
Indonesia
October 22, 2026 · Premiere · Jakarta Film Week
Italy
March 13, 2025 · Theatrical
July 3, 2025 · Physical · DVD
Romania
June 16, 2026 · Premiere · Transilvania International Film Festival
South Korea
July 9, 2026 · Premiere · Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
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