Forbidden City
Mar 08 2025
•2h 18m
•Action, Romance, Drama
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.
Cast
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Yaxi Liu
Mei
Enrico Borello
Marcello
Marco Giallini
Annibale
Sabrina Ferilli
Lorena
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