---
title: 'Bodyguards and Assassins (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Teddy Chan'
released: '2009-12-18'
runtime_minutes: 139
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Hong Kong'
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bodyguards-and-assassins-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1403130/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bodyguards and Assassins (2009)

2009 · 139 min · Drama, Action, History · Hong Kong, People's Republic of China

Original title: 十月圍城

## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Teddy Chan](https://cinepixo.com/people/teddy-chan)
- **Producer:** [Zhang Hanyu](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhang-hanyu), [Huang Jianxin](https://cinepixo.com/people/huang-jianxin), [Peter Chan](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-chan), [Jojo Hui](https://cinepixo.com/people/jojo-hui)
- **Screenplay:** [Joyce Chan](https://cinepixo.com/people/joyce-chan), [Chun Tin Nam](https://cinepixo.com/people/chun-tin-nam), [Chan Wai](https://cinepixo.com/people/chan-wai), [Guo Junli](https://cinepixo.com/people/guo-junli)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Chan Kwong-wing](https://cinepixo.com/people/chan-kwong-wing)
- **Director of Photography:** [Arthur Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-wong)
- **Editor:** [Wong Hoi](https://cinepixo.com/people/wong-hoi)

## Cast

- [Li Yuchun](https://cinepixo.com/people/li-yuchun)
- [Mengke Bateer](https://cinepixo.com/people/mengke-bateer)
- [Eric Tsang](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-tsang)
- [Zhou Yun](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhou-yun)
- [Wang Xueqi](https://cinepixo.com/people/wang-xueqi)
- [Xing Yu](https://cinepixo.com/people/xing-yu)
- [Jacky Cheung](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacky-cheung)
- [Wang Po-chieh](https://cinepixo.com/people/wang-po-chieh)
- [Donnie Yen](https://cinepixo.com/people/donnie-yen)
- [Hu Jun](https://cinepixo.com/people/hu-jun)
- [Leon Lai](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-lai)
- [Simon Yam](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-yam)
- [Nicholas Tse](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-tse)
- [Cung Le](https://cinepixo.com/people/cung-le)
- [Michelle Reis](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelle-reis)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/bodyguards-and-assassins-2009
Film facts: Wikidata (Q2131160); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.