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The Forbidden City(2025)
Status: Released
Date: 2025-03-08
70%
278 Votes
Time: 2h 18m
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.
Languages: Mandarin, Italian, English.
Countries:
Italy
Budget: $18,218,260.00
Revenue: $1,457,292.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Forbidden City
Top 10 Billed Cast
Yaxi Liu
Mei
Enrico Borello
Marcello
Marco Giallini
Annibale
Sabrina Ferilli
Lorena
淳于珊珊
Wang
Luca Zingaretti
Alfredo
楊愛瑾
Yun
Claudio Pallitto
Cip
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