Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+26)
Critics 22Audiences 48GoodWatch 36
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for action movies, −9 min on the typical 108
typical 10899Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 28 countries, rent or buy in 12 more
+18
Released
2016
April 1, 2016
10 years ago
Genres
ActionCrimeDramaLanguage
Chinese
Original language
Also spoken
cnRussianMade in
China
Hong Kong SAR China
Malaysia
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
49 people
Sammo Hung Kam-boDing Hu
Andy Lau Tak-wahLi Zheng-Jiu
Zhu YuchenDeputy Park
Li QinqinPark Seon Nun
Feng JiayiChoi Dong-Hen
Jacqueline ChanCherry Li
Eddie PengPatrol Captain
William FengDoctor Hu
Hu JunChief Wang
Song JiaCherry's Mother
Tsui HarkOld Man C
Karl MakaOld Man B
Dean Shek TinOld Man A
Yuen BiaoDirector Zhang
Yuen QiuResidents Commitee Chairperson
Yuen WahMailman
Yuen BoZhu San
Du YihengJin Si
Mou XingPolicewoman Liu
Tomer OzValeri
Lai XiRichie
Jonathan Kos-ReadDing's Son-in-law
Yu AileiQiu Biao
James Lee GuySergei
Directing · 2
- Sammo Hung Kam-bo Director, Action Director
- Josephine Chan First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Jiang Jun Screenplay
Production · 13
- Andy Lau Tak-wah Executive Producer, Producer
- Sun Zhonghuai Executive Producer
- Bill Kong Producer, Executive Producer
- David Linde Executive Producer
- Hugh Simon Executive Producer
- Hao Lee Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Andy Lam Kwok-wah Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Alan Lo Wai-Lun Editor
- Eric Kwong Chi-Leung Editor
Sound · 2
- Janet Yung Original Music Composer
- Alan Wong Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Pater Wong Bing-Yiu Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Boey Wong Bo-Yee Costume Design
Visual Effects · 1
- Yee Kwok-leung Visual Effects Supervisor
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