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Dominican Rep. Bodyguards and Assassins
- Original title
- Shi yue wei cheng (Bodyguards and Assassins)
- Year
- 2009
- Running time
- 139 min.
- Country
Hong Kong- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Donnie Yen
Wang Xueqi
Tony Leung Ka-Fai
Nicholas Tse
Hu Jun
Eric Tsang
Li Yuchun
Simon Yam
Fan Bingbing
Zhou Yun
Wang Po-Chieh
Leon Lai- Mengke Bateer
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production Hong Kong-China;
- Genre
- Action | Martial Arts. Historical
- Synopsis
- In 1905, Sun Yat-sen (called "Sun Wen" in the film) intends to come to Hong Kong (then a colony of the British Empire) to discuss his plans for revolution with fellow Tongmenghui members to overthrow the corrupt and crumbling Qing Dynasty. 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 maintain a policy of laissez-faire towards 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 Li 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.
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- Awards
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2011: Asian Film Awards: nominated to Best Film.
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