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Retired security officer Ding lives in a northeastern Chinese city near the Russian border, struggling with dementia and the guilt of having lost his granddaughter. His closest companion is Cherry, the girl next door, whom he often looks after. Her father Li is a gambler in debt to a local gang. Ordered to steal a Russian gang leader's bag, Li escapes with it and then disappears, leaving Cherry exposed to the gang's retaliation. When men pursue her into Ding's home, the apparently frail pensioner reveals formidable fighting skills. Protecting the child draws him into a conflict between criminal groups even as his memory becomes less dependable. The Bodyguard is a 2016 action film directed by and starring Sammo Hung, with Andy Lau producing and appearing as Li. Its border-city setting places an intimate bond between an older man and a child inside a violent crime story.

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