The Warlords 2007 Movie | Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Xu Jinglei | Review & Fact
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INTRO:
The Warlords, previously known as The Blood Brothers, is a 2007 Chinese–Hong Kong epic historical action film directed and co-produced by Peter Chan, starring Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Xu Jinglei. The film, set in China in the 1860s during the Taiping Rebellion, revolves around the sworn brotherhood of three men. The film was released on 13 December 2007 simultaneously in most of Asia, except Japan. It won a Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film and a Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film. For the film, Li became the highest paid actor in a Chinese-language movie, previously holding the record for his part in Hero (2002).
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PLOT:
The film is set in China in the 1860s during the Taiping Rebellion against the ruling Qing Empire. Pang Qingyun, the commander of an imperial battalion, is the sole survivor after a battle between imperial and rebel forces. He meets and befriends Zhao Erhu and Jiang Wuyang, the leaders of a bandit gang based in a nearby village, and joins them in raiding a rebel convoy for food supplies. That night, some imperial troops show up in the village and seize the supplies. Around this time, Pang starts a secret affair with Liansheng, Zhao’s wife.
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MORE DETAILS:
Directed by Peter Chan
Written by Xu Lan Chun Tin-nam Aubery Lam Huang Jianxin Jojo Hui He Jiping Guo Junli James Yuen
Produced by Peter Chan Andre Morgan
Starring Jet Li Andy Lau Takeshi Kaneshiro Xu Jinglei
Cinematography Arthur Wong
Edited by Wenders Li
Music by Chan Kwong-wing Peter Kam Chatchai Pongprapaphan Leon Ko
Production companies Media Asia Films China Film Group Morgan & Chan Films
Distributed by Media Asia Distribution