Italian Film Screening: The Forbidden City
Event Details:
- Date: Tuesday, 9th December 2025
- Time: Starts at 7:30 pm
- Venue: Meta House Phnom Penh, #48, 12207 Street 228, Phnom Penh
- Admission: Free, No Registration
- Language: Italian with English Subtitles
This is a film screening curated by Davide Posca, in collaboration with Meta House.
Synopsis of The Forbidden City (2025)
In the 2025 martial arts action-drama La città proibita, a young Chinese woman named Mei travels to Rome to find her missing sister, Yun. Her search leads her to the city's criminal underworld, where she crosses paths with Marcello, an indebted Italian chef whose father has also disappeared, seemingly with a
Chinese woman.Initially at odds, Mei and Marcello form an unlikely alliance. Together, the pair battles ruthless Roman gangs in an adventure that blends intense martial arts with romance and drama. The film explores love and cultural clashes before culminating in a tragic secret reveal and the protagonists starting a new life together in China.