The Forbidden City
Seen it?2025 | 138 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and action fans. If you loved Beast or Kill Bill: Vol. 1, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 18 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$1 million worldwide on a $18 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 38K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gabriele Mainetti
- Liu YaxiMei
- Enrico BorelloMarcello
- Marco GialliniAnnibale
- Sabrina FerilliLorena
- Chunyu ShanshanWang
- Luca ZingarettiAlfredo
- Tomal IslamSanti
- Miki Yeung Oi-GanYun
- Claudio PallittoCip
- Daniele MoscaCioppe