Bodyguards and Assassins (2009)

Bodyguards and Assassins (十月围城) is a 2009 Chinese history-wuxia film directed by Teddy Chan (陈可辛)

Profile

• Movie: Bodyguards and Assassins / 十月围城 (2009)
• Chinese : Shi Yue Wei Cheng  / 十月围城
• Also known as : Dark October
• Director: Teddy Chan (陈可辛)
• Producer: Peter Chan (陈可辛) , Huang Jianxin (黄建新), Han Sanping (韩三平) ,Yu Dong (于冬)
  
• Writer:  Chun Tin-nam (秦天南) , James Yuen (阮世生)  , Chan Wai (陈惠)  , Guo Junli (郭俊立) , Wu Bing (吴兵) , Chen Tongmin (陈铜民)
• Cinematographer : Arthur Wong (黄岳泰) , Peter Ngor (敖志君) 
  
• Choreographer : Tung Wei (董玮) , Lee Tat-Chiu (李达超)
• Art Director :
• Original Music : Chan Kwong-Wing (陈光荣) , Peter Kam  (金培達) , Tsang Kinson (曾景祥)
• Production Design : Kenneth Mak ()
• Costume Design : Dora Ng (吴里璐)
• Release Date : December 17 , 2009
• Runtime : 135 min
• Genre : Action , Drama , History 
• Distributor: Applause Entertainment
• Language: Mandarin
• Country: China , Hong Kong

Synopsis

Before Dr Sun Yat-Sen can become the Father of Modern China by instigating the revolution of 1911 that overthrows the Qing Dynasty he must survive the fateful date of October 15, 1905. Yat-Sen arrives in Hong Kong for a secret meeting to establish a united anti-Qing revolutionary front and over the distance of just thirteen blocks the one man who holds a nations fate must survive relentless attempts on his life with only five bodyguards. These are no ordinary bodyguards, instead these are a motley group of ordinary men and women who posses extraordinary fight skills. October 15, 1905 will be the day that ultimately shapes the life of these five unsung heroes and the history of China forever. 

Stars

(Bodyguards)

• Donnie Yen (甄子丹) – as Shen Chongyang
• Wang Xueqi (王学圻) – as Li Yutang
• Nicholas Tse (謝霆鋒) – as Deng Sidi
• Tony Leung Ka-Fai (梁家輝)) – as Chen Xiaobai
• Leon Lai (黎明) – as Liu Yubai
• Fan Bingbing (范冰冰) – as Yueru (Li Yutang 4th wife)
• Eric Tsang (曾志伟) – as Smith
• Wang Bojie (王柏杰) – as Li Chongguang
• Li Yuchun (李宇春) – as Fang Hong
• Mengke Bateer (巴特尔) – as Wang Fuming
• Zhou Yun (周韵) – as Chun
• Simon Yam (任达华) – as Fang Tian
• Zhang Hanyu (张涵予) – as Sun Wen
• Lv Zhong (吕中) – as Madame Yang
• John Sham (岑建勋) – as Zhang Dayou
• Michelle Reis Lee (李嘉欣) – as Liu Yubai’s lover
• Jacky Cheung (张学友) – as Yeung Ku-wan
• Wang Wenjie (王文杰)

(Assasin)

• Phillip Ng (伍允龙) – as Bai Que
• Hu Jun (胡军) – as Yan Xiaoguo
• Dennis To (杜宇航) – as Nie Zhongqing
• Cung Le (黎烈弓) – as Sa Zhenshan
• Chen Jianhui () – as Hou Lie
• Shi Yanneng (释彦能)  – as Hei Man

Misc

• Huang Weide (黄维德)
• Zhang Jianya (张建亚)
• Wong Wai-Leung (黄伟亮)
• Xu Shouqin (许守钦)
• Qu Ning (区宁)
• Hao Liang (郝靓) 
• Lou Qi (娄淇)
• Mak Wing-Lun (麦咏麟)
• Song Leitao (宋雷涛) 

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Trailer

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kcj520Fgks&w=590]

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