The Bodyguard (2016)
The Bodyguard, is a 2016 Hong Kong Chinese action film starring and directed by Sammo Hung in his first film as directed since 1997, and produced by Andy Lau, who makes a special appearance. The film was released on 1 April 2016.RELATED:
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Plot.
The film is set in the 2000s in a medium-sized Chinese city located in northeast China, close to the Russian border. An old, overweight man named Ding witnesses a man being stabbed by a gang, but when he is summoned by the police to identify the suspect, he hesitates and is unable to. The police research Ding’s background and discover that he is a retired Central Security Bureau officer from Beijing, and they figure that he is suffering from dementia. Back at his home, Ding is frequently invited for supper by his land-lord, Park, an elderly lady who is attracted to him. Ding, in turn, frequently cares for a little girl next door named Cherry, whose father, Li, is an abusive gambler.
When Li becomes heavily in debt because of his gambling, Choi, a Chinese person of Korean descent, who happens to be the leader of the aforementioned gang, forces Li to embark on a criminal assignment. Li is driven to a hotel and told to steal the shoulder-bag of a Russian gang leader. The alarm is raised but Li escapes with the bag after a protracted chase. However, upon being told that his debt isn’t absolved, Li goes into hiding, taking the bag with him. Choi reacts by sending men to abduct Li’s daughter. Meanwhile, the Russian gang leader feels angry and plans an attack against Choi’s gang for violating their territory.
Choi’s gang members follow Cherry and assault Ding’s home after she enters it, but to their dismay, Ding proves to be a remarkable fighter, and they are repelled. To avoid arrest, two of them are sent by Choi to hide in the countryside. The police, noticing that Li has disappeared, send Cherry to live with her aunt and uncle. However, within a short time, the aunt and uncle wish to eject her, and Ding agrees to provide for her living. Then one night, Cherry goes missing, and what is more, Li suddenly appears in Ding’s home, bringing money in order to compensate Ding for his service. As Li exits the house, he is assaulted by Choi’s gang and killed, and the shoulder-bag is taken back.
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Production.
Initially, the role in the film was offered to Jackie Chan. However, Chan turned down the role due to scheduling conflicts and the recent arrest of his son Jaycee Chan for drugs. Filming for The Bodyguard began in August 2014. On September 22, guest star Andy Lau filmed an action scene in Vladivostok, Russia in which he portrays a thief who has stolen a bag of diamonds and escapes by jumping from a building onto a car roof. . On the same day, director Sammo Hung also said that there were only ten days of scenes left to film. Filming took place in Suifenhe and Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang Province, China, as well as in and around Vladivostok. Arriving in Vladivostok on September 18, a film crew of 150 people two days later began filming scenes near the Versailles Hotel, on the island and in the old cemetery near Ussuriysk during a five-day shoot. fire.