Bodyguards and Assassins

Name: Bodyguards and Assassins
Director: Teddy Chan Tak-Sam
Genre: Drama, Action, History
Released: 2009-12-18
Duration: 2 h 19 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Wang Xueqi, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Hu Jun, Donnie Yen, Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung

“To save a nations future, they must protect one man from its past.”

2009

2h 19m

Drama Action History

Director: Teddy Chan Tak-Sam

Writers: Guo Junli, Chun Tin-Nam

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Overview

In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-sen came to Hong Kong to meet revolutionary comrades. The Qing government sent a group of killers to murder him. Ordinary citizens from all walks of life joined together, blocking the streets and fighting off the assassins to keep Sun Yat-sen safe.