BREAKING MOVIE/TV NEWS

Monday, April 19, 2010

"Bodyguards and Assassins" Wins @ Hong Kong Film Awards

The Chinese action feature "Bodyguards and Assassins", set in China circa 1906, won Best Film, Director, Supporting Actor and Cinematography prizes at the 29th Hong Kong Film Awards.

Director Teddy Chen accepted his award, along with actor Nicholas Tse and DP Arthur Wong.

Premise of the fictional movie follows real-life historical figure 'Sun Yat-sen', who forments a revolution to overthrow the corrupt 'Qing Dynasty'.

"Echoes of the Rainbow", a look at 1960's Hong Kong, won Best Screenplay for director Alex Law and Best Actor for Simon Yam.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Bodyguards and Assassins"...