Vengeance is Her Destiny
THE FORBIDDEN CITY
The Action-Packed Crime Thriller from Celebrated Filmmaker Gabriele Mainetti
Hits Digital March 17 and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™ & DVD April 21
ALLEN, TEXAS (March 11, 2026) – From acclaimed filmmaker Gabriele Mainetti, director of They Call Me Jeeg Robot and Freaks Out, comes THE FORBIDDEN CITY – an award-winning, action-packed tale of two strangers seeking truth and vengeance — debuting on Digital March 17 and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™ and DVD April 21 from Well Go USA Entertainment. When a young woman arrives in Rome to find her missing sister, she meets a man searching for his missing father. They team up to fight their way through the Roman underworld in search of the truth. Brutal, hard-hitting fight choreography and outstanding action sequences highlight this blistering action epic starring Yaxi Liu (Second Life, stunt double on Mulan), Enrico Borello (40 Secondi), Sabrina Ferilli (The Great Beauty), Marco Giallini (Perfect Strangers), Shanshan Chunyu (The Butcher’s Blade), and Luca Zingaretti (Rose Island).
Gabriele Mainetti has won numerous awards for THE FORBIDDEN CITY, including Best Feature Length Film from the Catalonian International Film Festival in Sitges, a Silver Ribbon for Best Director from the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, a nod as Best Director at the Italian Golden Globes, and a Jury Prize in the Crossovers Competition from Festival Européen du Film Fantastique de Strasbourg (FEFFS, shared with co-writers Stefano Bises and Davide Serino).
Synopsis:
From Gabriele Mainetti, director of They Call Me Jeeg Robot and Freaks Out, comes the action-packed tale of two strangers seeking the truth and vengeance. Mei arrives in Rome looking for her missing sister and, along the way, meets Marcello, who is desperate to find his father. Together, they will fight their way through the Roman underworld. Filled with lightning-paced martial arts, THE FORBIDDEN CITY is an action epic not to be missed.
Country of Origin: Italy
THE FORBIDDEN CITY has a runtime of approximately 138 minutes and is not rated.
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Blu-ray DVD 4K Ultra HD Catalog #: WGU09028B Catalog #: WGU09029B Catalog #: WGU09029B UPC Code: 810199990286 UPC Code: 810199990293 UPC Code: 810199990286 Pre-Order Date: 3/17/2026 Pre-Order Date: 3/17/2026 Pre-Order Date: 3/17/2026 SLP: $29.98 SLP: $19.99 SLP: $34.98 Audio: DTS HDMA 5.1 / Stereo Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital / 2.0 Stereo Audio: DOLBY ATMOS IN DOLBY in TrueHD
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Well Go USA Entertainment (www.wellgousa.com) is an Oscar®-nominated theatrical and home entertainment distribution label that specializes in bringing the best in action, genre and independent films from the U.S. and around the world to North America. Well Go titles can be seen across a variety of platforms, including in theaters, on-demand, via DVD and Blu-ray and on television, as well as on mobile and connected devices through martial arts action channel Hi-YAH! (www.hiyahtv.com). Well Go USA Entertainment’s corporate headquarters is in Allen, Texas, with an additional office in Taiwan.
