Directed by:
Teddy ChanCinematography:
Arthur WongCast:
Donnie Yen, Xueqi Wang, Tony Leung, Nicholas Tse, Jun Hu, Yu-Chun Li, Leon Lai, Bingbing Fan, Cung Le, Eric Tsang, Yun Zhou, Simon Yam, Jacky Cheung, Michelle Reis (more)Plots(1)
BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS follows a motley crew of five men and women fighting for freedom and democracy, the ultimate goal is to overthrow the corrupt Qing dynasty. In this action-packed martial arts film, the gang must work together to protect Sun Yat-Sen who is destined to lead them to a new, modern China from a group of deadly assassins. They must act with their courage, strength and conscience and ignite a revolution. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Donnie Yen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/720/161720605_7dc082.jpg)
Donnie Yen
China
Best movies:
Ip Man (2008)
Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster (2010)
Hero (2002)
![Xueqi Wang](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/416/416796_4488de.jpg)
Xueqi Wang
China
Best movies:
Reign of Assassins (2010)
Beginning of the Great Revival (2011)
Yellow Earth (1984)
![Tony Leung](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273136_f3fb34.jpg)
Tony Leung
Hong Kong
Best movies:
She Shoots Straight (1990)
Dragon Inn (1992)
God of Gamblers Return (1994)
![Nicholas Tse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273242_764b62.jpg)
Nicholas Tse
China
Best movies:
New Police Story (2004)
Goddes of Mercy (2004)
But Always (2014)
![Jun Hu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271762_b0f6bc.jpg)
Jun Hu
China
Best movies:
Red Cliff (2008)
Getting Home (2007)
Red Cliff (2009)
Yu-Chun Li
Best movies:
Bodyguards and Assassins (2009)
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011)
The Guillotines (2012)
![Leon Lai](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274997_1df2f4.jpg)
Leon Lai
China
Best movies:
Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996)
Fallen Angels (1995)
Infernal Affairs III (2003)
![Bingbing Fan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/439/166439373_9aeb5b.jpg)
Bingbing Fan
China
Best movies:
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Iron Man Three (2013)
Battle of the Warriors (2006)
![Cung Le](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/022/809/22809388_165bb5.jpg)
Cung Le
Vietnam
Best movies:
Pandorum (2009)
The Grandmaster (2013)
True Legend (2010)
![Eric Tsang](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273800_0f8f74.jpg)
Eric Tsang
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Warriors Two (1978)
Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996)
Infernal Affairs (2002)
Yun Zhou
China
Best movies:
The Sun Also Rises (2007)
Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2003)
Bodyguards and Assassins (2009)
![Simon Yam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270770_6df052.jpg)
Simon Yam
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Ip Man (2008)
Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster (2010)
Night and Fog (2009)
![Jacky Cheung](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271276_98e395.jpg)
Jacky Cheung
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Love on Delivery (1994)
Bullet in the Head (1990)
Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
![Michelle Reis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280139_b0843e.jpg)
Michelle Reis
Portugal
Best movies:
The Legend (1993)
Fallen Angels (1995)
A Kid from Tibet (1992)
Hanyu Zhang
China
Best movies:
A World Without Thieves (2004)
Heroes of War (2007)
Beginning of the Great Revival (2011)
![John Sham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/358/161358698_f61a50.jpg)
John Sham
China
Best movies:
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind (1980)
Painted Faces (1988)
Pedicab Driver (1989)
![Yanneng Shi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886687_a4633f.jpg)
Yanneng Shi
China
Best movies:
Ip Man (2008)
Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
Flash Point (2007)
![Gary Wing-Lun Mak](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/685/166685238_9eb860.jpg)
Gary Wing-Lun Mak
Best movies:
Fist of Legend (1994)
Forbidden City Cop (1996)
Beast Cops (1998)
![Calvin Li](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/292/163292330_353272.jpg)
Calvin Li
China
Best movies:
Reign of Assassins (2010)
Bodyguards and Assassins (2009)
The Lost Bladesman (2011)
![Philip Ng](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/083/163083323_09da50.jpg)
Philip Ng
Hong Kong
Best movies:
New Police Story (2004)
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024)
Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (2014)