BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS (2009)

TEDDY CHAN

Action/Adventure Drama Martial Arts 1900-1919

Cast

DONNIE YEN LEON LAI XUEQI WANG TONY LEUNG KA FAI NICHOLAS TSE TIN NAM CHUN JUNLI GUO

Plot

1905; Chinese revolutionary Sun Yen (good guy) intends to journey to British run Hong Kong to further plans for a revolt against the dying Qing dynasty, but the Empress Dowager Cixi (bad person) sends assassins who bump off, or kidnap, his colleagues. However local HK businessman Li Yutang (good guy) rallies an ad hoc mixture of rickshaw boys, street traders and beggars to thwart them and provide safe passage for Sun Yen. So there you are you now know who the good guys are in this stunning action packed martial arts fest.