Bodyguards and Assassins

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Bodyguards and Assassins
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	十月圍城
Simplified Chinese	十月围城
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shíyuè Wéichéng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Sap6 Jyut6 Wai4 Sing4
Directed by	Teddy Chan
Written by	Chun Tin-nam James Yuen Chan Wai Guo Junli Wu Bing Joyce Chan
Produced by	Peter Chan Huang Jianxin Jojo Hui
Starring	Donnie Yen Wang Xueqi Tony Leung Ka-fai Nicholas Tse Hu Jun Eric Tsang Chris Lee Fan Bingbing Zhang Hanyu Mengke Bateer Wang Po-chieh Leon Lai
Cinematography	Arthur Wong
Edited by	Derek Hui Wong Hoi
Music by	Chan Kwong-wing Peter Kam
Production companies	We Pictures Cinema Popular Polybona Films
Distributed by	We Distributions China Film Group
Release date	18 December 2009 (2009-12-18)
Running time	138 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Languages	Cantonese Mandarin
Budget	US$23 million[1]
Box office	US$5,837,674 (excluding China)[2]

Bodyguards and Assassins is a 2009 Hong Kong historical action film directed by Teddy Chan, featuring an all-star cast including Donnie Yen, Wang Xueqi, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Nicholas Tse, Hu Jun, Chris Lee, Eric Tsang, Fan Bingbing, Zhang Hanyu, Wang Po-chieh, Mengke Bateer and Leon Lai. The film is about Sun Yat-sen making a secret trip to British-ruled Hong Kong to discuss plans with fellow revolutionaries to start a revolution to overthrow the Qing Empire and establish a republic in China. When Sun faces an attempt on his life by assassins sent by the Qing government, a motley crew of people from various walks of life band together to protect him and ensure that the meeting goes as planned.