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Sorrows of the Forbidden City

6.719481h 34mMovieDramaHistory

The film focused on a conflict between Empress Dowager Cixi, her son Guangxi (the nominal emperor) and his wife, Zhen Fei.

DirectorZhu Shilin

WriterKe Yao

ProducerLi Zu-yong

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Cast · Directed by Zhu Shilin

The Empress Dowager Cixi

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Sorrows of the Forbidden City hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around December 29, 1948. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.