The Bodyguard

The Bodyguard

2016 · 99 min · ★ 5.8 · Action, Crime, Drama

A retired bodyguard who has settled into a corner of the world where China, Russia and North Korea meet as he suffers from early dementia finds a new friend in a young girl. When her life is threatened by her father's connection with a local crime lord, the bodyguard must call upon his long forgotten skills to save her.

Directed by Sammo Hung Kam-Bo · Written by Jiang Jun

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Sammo Hung Kam-Bo Ding Hu
Andy Lau Li Zheng-Jiu
Zhu Yuchen Deputy Park
Li Qinqin Park Seon Nun
Feng Jiayi Choi Dong-Hen
Jacqueline Chan Cherry Li
Eddie Peng Yu-Yan Patrol Captain
William Feng Doctor Hu
Hu Jun Chief Wang
Song Jia Cherry's Mother
Tsui Hark Old Man C
Karl Maka Old Man B

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