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{{RefimproveMore citations needed|date=March 2010}}<!-- DO NOT REMOVE THIS TAG UNTIL REFERENCES FOR THE AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS ARE PROVIDED -->
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| name = Bodyguards and Assassins
| image = Bodyguards and Assassins poster.jpg
| film namenative_name = {{FilmInfobox nameChinese|child=yes| traditionalt = 十月圍城
| simplifieds = 十月围城
| p = Shíyuè Wéichéng
| pinyin = Shí Yuè Wéi Chéng
| jyutpingj = Sap6 Jyut6 Wai4 Sing4}}
| director = [[Teddy Chan]]
| producer = [[Peter Chan]]<br>[[Huang Jianxin]]<br>Jojo Hui
| writer = Chun Tin-nam<br>James Yuen<br>Chan Wai<br>Guo Junli<br>Wu Bing<br>Joyce Chan
| starring = [[Donnie Yen]]<br>[[Wang Xueqi]]<br>[[Tony Leung Ka-fai]]<br>[[Nicholas Tse]]<br>[[Hu Jun]]<br>[[Eric Tsang]]<br>[[Li Yuchun]]<br>[[Simon|Chris YamLee]]<br>[[Fan Bingbing]]<br>[[ZhouZhang YunHanyu]]<br>[[Mengke Bateer]]<br>[[Wang Po-chieh]]<br>[[Leon Lai]]
| music = [[Chan Kwong-wing]]<br>[[Peter Kam]]
| cinematography = [[Arthur Wong]]<br>Peter Ngor<br>[[Lai Yiu-fai]]<br>Liu Aidong<br>Yeung Jan-yiu
| editing = Derek Hui<br>Wong Hoi
| studio = [[Peter Ho-sun Chan|We Pictures]]<br>[[Cinema Popular]]<br>[[Polybona Films]]
| distributor = We Distributions<br>[[China Film Group Corporation|China Film Group]]
| released = {{Film date|2009|12|18|df=y}}
| runtime = 138 minutes
| country = Hong Kong<br>China
| language = Cantonese<br>Mandarin<br>English
| budget = US$23 million<ref>{{Cite news|url=httphttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bodyguards-assassins-sells-afm-90984 |title='Bodyguards and Assassins' sells at AFM |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903083231/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bodyguards-assassins-sells-afm-90984 |archivedate=3 September 2014 }}</ref>
| gross = US$5,837,674 (excluding China)<ref>[httphttps://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fSHIYUEWEICHENG01&country=HK&wk=2010W1&id=_fSHIYUEWEICHENG01&p=.htm SHI YUE WEI CHENG (BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS)]</ref>
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'''''Bodyguards and Assassins''''' is a 2009 Hong Kong historical action film directed by [[Teddy Chan]], featuring an [[Ensemble cast|all-star cast,]] including [[Donnie Yen]], [[Wang Xueqi]], [[Tony Leung Ka-fai]], [[Nicholas Tse]], [[Hu Jun]], [[EricLi TsangYuchun|Chris Lee]], [[SimonEric YamTsang]], [[Fan Bingbing]], [[ZhouZhang YunHanyu]], [[Wang Po-chieh]], [[Mengke Bateer]] and [[Leon Lai]]. The film is about [[Sun Yat-sen]] making a secret trip to [[British Hong Kong|British-ruled Hong Kong]] to discuss plans with fellow revolutionaries to start [[1911 Revolution|a revolution]] to overthrow the [[Qing dynasty|Qing Empire]] and establish [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|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.
 
== Plot ==
In 1905, [[Sun Yat-sen|Sun Wen]] intends to gomake abroada secret trip to [[British Hong Kong,|British-ruled thenHong a British colony,Kong]] to discuss his plans with fellow [[Tongmenghui]] membersrevolutionaries to overthrow the corrupt and crumbling [[Qing dynasty|Qing Empire]] inand China.establish [[EmpressRepublic Dowagerof China (1912–1949)|a Cixirepublic]] sendsin aChina. groupWhen ofthe assassins,Qing ledgovernment bylearns Yanof Xiaoguohis trip, tothey killsend Sun.a Revolutionarygroup Chenof Shaobaiassassins arrivesto ininfiltrate Hong Kong aand fewassassinate dayshim beforewhen he shows up. Ahead of Sun's arrival, tonewspaper meeteditor Li[[Chan Yutang,Siu-bak|Chen aShaobai]] meets businessman Li Yutang, who provideshas financialbeen aidsecretly forfinancing the revolutionaries., Asto Suninform Wen'shim arrivalabout daythe drawsupcoming near,meeting. troubleTrouble also begins brewing in Hong Kong aswhen Chen Shaobai's acquaintances are murdered andby Chenthe himselfassassins, iswho kidnappedalso bykidnap the assassinsChen during atheir raid. Li Yutang decides to officially declaredeclares his support for the revolutionaries after the newspaper agency is closed by the British authorities, who do not interfere in China'sthe Chinese political situation. LiHe also ralliesgathers a groupmotley crew of people from all walks of menlife, including rickshaw pullers, hawkers and a beggar, to serveprotect asSun bodyguardsand forensure Sunthat Wenthe whenmeeting hegoes arrivesuninterrupted. Li's son, Chongguang, is chosenselected to actserve as aSun's decoy for Sun Wen to divertdistract the assassins away while Sun attends the meeting and leaves Hong Kong safely.
 
== Cast ==
* [[Donnie Yen]] as Shen Chongyang (沈重陽), a policeman addicted to gambling. He isand eager to do anything for money. but decides toHe joinhelps the bodyguards after Yueru persuades him to do so. He engages Yan Xiaoguo's henchman in a vicious fight and defeats his opponent eventually but is gravely wounded. He sacrifices himself tofor disabletheir Yandaughter's horsesake.▼
Most of the characters are fictional; however, some, including [[Sun Yat-sen|Sun Wen]], Chen Shaobai and [[Yeung Ku-wan]], are based on real historical figures.
* [[Tony Leung Ka-fai]] as [[Chan Siu-bak|Chen Shaobai]] (陳少白), the chief editor of ''[[China Daily]]'' in Hong Kong. He is kidnapped by the assassins during a raid but manages to escape and rejoin his comrades. He pulls the rickshaw for the decoy Sun Wen in the final scene after Si dies.▼
* [[Wang Xueqi]] as Li Yutang (李玉堂), a businessman and old friend of Chen Shaobai. He initially provides only financial support forto the revolutionaries, but decides to openly declaredeclares his support after being strongly influenced byfor them. Helater ralliesand agathers group ofthe bodyguards to protect Sun Wen.▼
* [[Fan Bingbing]] as Yueru (月茹), Li Yutang's [[Chinese marriage#Polygamy|fourth wife]] and Shen Chongyang's ex-wife. She hasand Shen have a daughter with Shen, and the childwho wasis raised as Li's child.▼
* [[Wang Po-chieh]] as Li Chongguang (李重光), Li Yutang's 17-year-old only son. Hewho goesis againstpassionate hisabout fatherthe revolutionaries's will to show his fervent support for the revolutioncause. He sacrificesserves himself to protectas Sun Wen by acting as a's decoy to divertdistract the assassins.▼
* [[Leon Lai]] as Liu Yubai (劉郁白), a beggar who comesused to be from a rich family. He is highly skilled in martial arts and fights with an iron fan. He is killed by Yan Xiaoguo whileand holdingholds off the assassins alone at the residence of Sun Wen's mother.▼
* [[Nicholas Tse]] as Deng Sidi / "Si" (鄧四弟Deng / 阿四Sidi), a rickshaw puller who serves the Li family faithfully. He pulls the rickshaw carrying the decoy Sun Wen and bringsgathers his friendsfellow alongrickshaw to help. He sacrifices himselfpullers to buy time forjoin the decoy to escapecause.▼
* [[Li Yuchun]] as Fang Hong, Fang Tian's daughter who joins the bodyguards after the assassins killed her father.
* [[Mengke Bateer]] as Wang Fuming, a [[stinky tofu]] vendor and former [[Southern Shaolin Monastery|Shaolin]] monk who joins the bodyguards.
* [[Eric Tsang]] as Smith (史密夫), the police chief. Hewho is initially unwillingreluctant to help the bodyguards due to orders from his British superiors. butLater, later eventuallyhe leads histhe menpolice to protect the bodyguards' convoy, from assassin marksmen, for part of their journey.▼
* [[Hu Jun]] as Yan Xiaoguo, the assassin leader who is fiercely loyal to the Qing Empire.
* [[Zhang Hanyu]] as [[Sun Yat-sen|Sun Wen]] (孫文), leaderthe ofrevolutionary theleader revolutionaries.who Hecomes arrives into Hong Kong for a secret meeting with fellow Tongmenghui members to discuss their plans for revolutionrevolutionaries.▼
* [[Simon Yam]] as Fang Tian (方天), a former general living in exile in Hong Kong. Hedisguise andwith his men disguise themselves as an opera troupe. Hein isHong killed when the assassins raid the theatreKong.▼
* [[Jacky Cheung]] (special appearance) as [[Yeung Ku-wan|Yang Quyun]] (楊衢雲), a pro-democracy English teacher and Presidentpresident of the revolutionary [[Furen Literary Society]]. His death in the film's prologue marks the first political assassination in Hong Kong.▼
* [[Michelle Reis]] (special appearance) as Liu Yubai's lover▼
* [[Zhou Yun]] as Chun (阿純), Si's fiancée.▼
* [[Lü Zhong]] as [[Madame Yang (楊氏)]], Sun Wen's mother.▼
* [[John Shum]] as Zhang Dayou (張大友), a photographer. He isand Chun's father.▼
* [[XingCung YuLe]] as HeiSa Man (黑滿)Zhenshan, a Qingan assassin.▼
* [[Philip Ng]] as Bai Que (白缺), a Qingan assassin.▼
* [[Xing Yu]] as Hei Man, an assassin.
* [[Dennis To]] as Nie Zhongqing (聶忠清), a Qingan assassin.▼
<ref>[http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=13833&display_set=eng Bodyguards and Assassins at HKMDB]</ref><ref>[http://chinesemov.com/2009/Bodyguards%20and%20Assassins.html Bodyguards and Assassins at chinesemov.com]</ref>▼
 
===Main cast=Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ;▼
▲* [[Donnie Yen]] as Shen Chongyang (沈重陽), a policeman addicted to gambling. He is eager to do anything for money but decides to join the bodyguards after Yueru persuades him to do so. He engages Yan Xiaoguo's henchman in a vicious fight and defeats his opponent eventually but is gravely wounded. He sacrifices himself to disable Yan's horse.
▲* [[Zhang Hanyu]] as [[Sun Yat-sen|Sun Wen]] (孫文), leader of the revolutionaries. He arrives in Hong Kong for a secret meeting with fellow Tongmenghui members to discuss their plans for revolution.
▲* [[Tony Leung Ka-fai]] as [[Chan Siu-bak|Chen Shaobai]] (陳少白), the chief editor of ''[[China Daily]]'' in Hong Kong. He is kidnapped by the assassins during a raid but manages to escape and rejoin his comrades. He pulls the rickshaw for the decoy Sun Wen in the final scene after Si dies.
▲* [[Wang Xueqi]] as Li Yutang (李玉堂), a businessman and old friend of Chen Shaobai. He initially provides only financial support for the revolutionaries but decides to openly declare his support after being strongly influenced by them. He rallies a group of bodyguards to protect Sun Wen.
▲* [[Fan Bingbing]] as Yueru (月茹), Li Yutang's [[Chinese marriage#Polygamy|fourth wife]] and Shen Chongyang's ex-wife. She has a daughter with Shen, and the child was raised as Li's.
▲* Wang Po-chieh as Li Chongguang (李重光), Li Yutang's 17-year-old only son. He goes against his father's will to show his fervent support for the revolution. He sacrifices himself to protect Sun Wen by acting as a decoy to divert the assassins.
▲* [[Leon Lai]] as Liu Yubai (劉郁白), a beggar who comes from a rich family. He is highly skilled in martial arts and fights with an iron fan. He is killed by Yan Xiaoguo while holding off the assassins alone at the residence of Sun Wen's mother.
▲* [[Nicholas Tse]] as Deng Sidi / "Si" (鄧四弟 / 阿四), a rickshaw puller who serves the Li family faithfully. He pulls the rickshaw carrying the decoy Sun Wen and brings his friends along to help. He sacrifices himself to buy time for the decoy to escape.
▲* [[Simon Yam]] as Fang Tian (方天), a former general living in exile in Hong Kong. He and his men disguise themselves as an opera troupe. He is killed when the assassins raid the theatre.
* [[Li Yuchun]] as Fang Hong (方紅), Fang Tian's daughter. She knows martial arts and decides to join the bodyguards after her father is murdered. She is killed while preventing the assassins from using explosives to destroy the convoy.
* [[Mengke Bateer]] as Wang Fuming (王復明), an outcast monk from the [[Southern Shaolin Monastery]] who became a [[stinky tofu]] vendor. He seeks redemption in order to return to his former monastery. He has a gigantic build and possesses immense strength. He is apparently killed after being stabbed numerous times by the assassins but reappears one last time to destroy a structure to block the assassins' path.
▲* [[Eric Tsang]] as Smith (史密夫), the police chief. He is initially unwilling to help the bodyguards due to orders from his British superiors but later eventually leads his men to protect the convoy, from assassin marksmen, for part of their journey.
* [[Hu Jun]] as Yan Xiaoguo (閻孝國), the assassin leader who was formerly a student of Chen Shaobai. He is fiercely loyal to the Qing government, and fears the chaos that would ensue following a revolution. He manages to kill the decoy Sun Wen before being fatally shot by Chen.
▲* [[Zhou Yun]] as Chun (阿純), Si's fiancée
▲* Lü Zhong as Madame Yang (楊氏), Sun Wen's mother
▲* [[Jacky Cheung]] (special appearance) as [[Yeung Ku-wan]] (楊衢雲), a pro-democracy English teacher and President of the revolutionary [[Furen Literary Society]]. His death in the film's prologue marks the first political assassination in Hong Kong.
▲* [[Michelle Reis]] (special appearance) as Liu Yubai's lover
▲* [[John Shum]] as Zhang Dayou (張大友), a photographer. He is Chun's father.
* [[Cung Le]] as Sa Zhenchan (薩鎮山), a Qing assassin who was later killed by Shen Chongyang in a fight.
▲* [[Philip Ng]] as Bai Que (白缺), a Qing assassin.
▲* [[Xing Yu]] as Hei Man (黑滿), a Qing assassin.
▲* [[Dennis To]] as Nie Zhongqing (聶忠清), a Qing assassin.
 
<ref>[http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=13833&display_set=eng Bodyguards and Assassins at HKMDB]</ref>
▲<ref>[http://chinesemov.com/2009/Bodyguards%20and%20Assassins.html Bodyguards and Assassins at chinesemov.com]</ref>
 
==Accolades==
▲{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ;
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | List of accolades
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! style="background:#ccc| Ceremony
! style="background:#ccc| Category
! style="background:#ccc| Recipient
! style="background:#ccc| Outcome
|-
|rowspan=6|'''[[4th Asian Film Awards]]'''
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|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Asian Film Award for Best Newcomer|Best Newcomer]]
|[[Li Yuchun]]
|{{Nom}}
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|-
|Best Screenplay
|Guo Junli, Qin Tiannan, <br>Joyce Chan, Chan Tung-man
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|Wang Xueqi
|{{Nom}}
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|{{Won}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|Li Yuchun
|{{Nom}}
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|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer|Best New Performer]]
|Li Yuchun
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|[[Arthur Wong]]
|{{Won}}
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|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Costume Make -Up Design
|Dora Ng
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography|Best Action Choreography]]
|[[Stephen Tung]], Lee Tat-chiu
|{{Won}}
|-
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|-
|Best Visual Effects
|Ng Yuen-fai, Chas Chau, <br>Joe Tam, Yung Kwok-yin
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Original Film Score
|[[Chan Kwong-wing]], [[Peter Kam]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Original Film Song
|Song: ''Powder'' (粉末)
Composer: Chan Kwong-wing
<br>Lyricist: Chris Shum
<br>Singer: Li Yuchun
|{{Nom}}
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|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Actor
|Wang Xueqi
|{{Won}}
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|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Actor
|Wang Xueqi
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Supporting Actor
|Nicholas Tse
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Cinematography
|Arthur Wong
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Visual Effects
|Ng Yuen-fai, Chas Chau, <br>Joe Tam, Yung Kwok-yin
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Costume Make -Up Design
|Dora Ng
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Action Choreography
|[[Stephen Tung]], Lee Tat-chiu
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Film Editing
|Hui Wan-yu, Wong Hoi
|{{Nom}}
|-
|5th [[Huading Awards]]
|Best Supporting Actor
|Nicholas Tse
|{{won}}
|}
 
== See also ==
* [[List of Hong Kong films of 2009]]
 
== References ==
{{reflist}}
 
== External links ==
* {{Official website|httphttps://wwwweb.archive.org/web/20100204002014/http://bodyguardsandassassins.com:80/eng/page.htm}}
* {{IMDb title|1403130}}
 
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