Bodyguards and Assassins
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| Traditional | 十月圍城 |
| Simplified | 十月围城 |
| Mandarin | Shí Yuè Wéi Chéng |
| Cantonese | Sap6 Jyut6 Wai4 Sing4 |
| Directed by | Teddy Chan |
| Produced by |
Peter Chan Huang Jianxin |
| Written by | Chun Tin-nam James Yuen Chan Wai Guo Junli Wu Bing Joyce Chan |
| Starring |
Donnie Yen Wang Xueqi Tony Leung Ka-fai Nicholas Tse Hu Jun Eric Tsang Li Yuchun Simon Yam Fan Bingbing Zhou Yun Mengke Bateer Wang Po-chieh Leon Lai |
| Music by |
Chan Kwong-wing Peter Kam |
| Cinematography |
Arthur Wong Peter Ngor Lai Yiu-fai Liu Aidong Yeung Jan-yiu |
| Edited by | Derek Hui Wong Hoi |
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| Distributed by | We Distributions China Film Group |
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138 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong China |
| Language | Cantonese Mandarin English |
| Budget | US$23 million |
| Box office | US$5,837,674 (excluding China) |
Bodyguards and Assassins is a 2009 Hong Kong historical action film directed by Teddy Chan, featuring an all-star cast, including Donnie Yen, Wang Xueqi, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Nicholas Tse, Hu Jun, Eric Tsang, Simon Yam, Fan Bingbing, Zhou Yun and Leon Lai.
In 1905, Sun Wen intends to go abroad to Hong Kong, then a British colony, to discuss his plans with fellow Tongmenghui members to overthrow the corrupt and crumbling Qing dynasty in China. Empress Dowager Cixi sends a group of assassins, led by Yan Xiaoguo, to kill Sun. Revolutionary Chen Shaobai arrives in Hong Kong a few days before Sun's arrival, to meet Li Yutang, a businessman who provides financial aid for the revolutionaries. As Sun Wen's arrival day draws near, trouble begins brewing in Hong Kong as Chen Shaobai's acquaintances are murdered and Chen himself is kidnapped by the assassins during a raid. Li Yutang decides to officially declare his support for the revolutionaries after the newspaper agency is closed by the British authorities, who do not interfere in China's political situation. Li rallies a group of men, including rickshaw pullers, hawkers and a beggar, to serve as bodyguards for Sun Wen when he arrives. Li's son, Chongguang, is chosen to act as a decoy for Sun Wen to divert the assassins away while Sun attends the meeting and leaves Hong Kong safely.
Most of the characters are fictional; however, some, including Sun Wen, Chen Shaobai and Yeung Ku-wan, are based on real historical figures.
Composer: Chan Kwong-wing
Lyricist:Chris Shum
Singer: Li Yuchun
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