Bodyguards and Assassins
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.
- Year: 2009
- Country: China, Hong Kong
- Genre: Drama, Action, History
- Studio: China Film Group Corporation, Bona Film Group, We Distribution
- Keyword: martial arts, assassination, sword, beaten to death, impalement, hong kong, head bashed in, violent death, hook, bloody fight
- Director: Teddy Chan Tak-Sum
- Cast: Donnie Yen, Wang Xueqi, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung, Hu Jun, Eric Tsang Chi-Wai