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Bodyguards and Assassins (2009)

Bodyguards and Assassins (2009)

十月圍城
PG-13 139 minutes CN Drama , Action , History
To save a nations future, they must protect one man from its past.
In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-Sen visits Hong Kong to discuss plans with Tongmenghui members to overthrow the Qing dynasty. But when they find out that assassins have been sent to kill him, they assemble a group of protectors to prevent any attacks.
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Donnie Yen
Sum Chung-Yang
Wang Xueqi
Li Yu-Tang
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Prof. Chen Xiaobai
Nicholas Tse
Ah Si / Deng Si-Di
Hu Jun
General Yan Xiao-Guo
Eric Tsang
HK Police Chief Shi Mi-Fu
Chris Lee
Fang Hong
Fan Bingbing
Yuet-yu
Zhou Yun
Ah Suen
Mengke Bateer
Stinky Tofu
Wang Bo-chieh
Li Chung-Guang
Leon Lai
Prince Lau Luk-Yak / Liu Yu-Bai

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Production companies: China Film Group Corporation, Bona Film Group, We Distribution
Production countries: China, Hong Kong
Budget: $23,000,000
Revenue: $6,604,537

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