# Bodyguards and Assassins (2009)

> A determined Hong Kong ensemble wages a desperate martial-arts defense around Sun Yat-Sen as revolution and assassination collide in 1905.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/18996

## Facts

- Runtime: 139 min
- Genres: Drama, Action, History
- Director: Teddy Chan Tak-Sam
- Cast: Wang Xueqi, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Hu Jun, Donnie Yen, Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung, Edison Wang, Leon Lai Ming, Mengke Bateer
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1403130/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: propulsive, patriotic, melodramatic, action movie night, martial arts marathon

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