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The Forbidden city

La città proibita


Italy - 2025
Directing by: Gabriele Mainetti
Writing: Stefano Bises, Gabriele Mainetti, Davide Serino
Cinematography: Paolo Carnera
Music: Fabio Amurri
Produced by: Sonia Rovai, MarioGianani, Lorenzo Gangarossa
Cast: Enrico Borello ,Yaxi Liu, Marco Giallini

Add to Calendar Sunday December 14th 2025 11:00 AM Sunday December 14th 2025 13:00:00 Europe/Paris The Forbidden city In the suburbs of Rome, the son of an indebted restaurant owner, on the run, happens to meet a young Chinese woman who has come to look for her missing sister. Two lost souls united by fate. Max Linder Panorama

Legally restricted to persons over 16

Lenght : 138 min // Ratio : 2.39 // Format : dcp
Language : Italian // Subtitles : English and french



In the suburbs of Rome, the son of an indebted restaurant owner, on the run, happens to meet a young Chinese woman who has come to look for her missing sister. Two lost souls united by fate.

After They Call Me Jeeg and Freaks Out, Gabriele Mainetti revives the grand ambitions of 1970s cinema and offers a perfect blend of Hong Kong action cinema and a certain European classicism. The Forbidden City is a feast for the eyes and fans of broken bones.