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Bodyguards and Assassins

film by Chan [2009]

Also known as: “Shiyueh weicheng”

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role of Li Yuchun

In Li Yuchun
…the 2009 Hong Kong-produced film Bodyguards and Assassins (Shiyueh weicheng). In it she plays a young kung fu expert who, in 1906, helps protect revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen from would-be assassins sent by the Chinese imperial government. Li’s performance earned her two nominations (for best supporting actress and best new…
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