Hong Kong / China,
2007, 109 min
(Special edition: 126 min)
Plots(1)
The Warlords tells the story of a trio of warriors in the era of the Qing Dynasty - General Ma Xinyi (Jet Li), Cao Er-Hu (Andy Lau) and Zhang Wen-Xiang (Takeshi Kaneshiro) - who make a pact of brotherhood to one another vowing that anyone who harms one of the brothers will be killed. When the country is plunged into chaos and political upheaval following the Taiping Rebellion, the three blood brothers must struggle to maintain their loyalty as war rages around them. (Metrodome Distribution)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Hong Kong Film Awards
- 2008 - Peter Chan (Best Picture)
- 2008 - Peter Chan (Best Director)
- 2008 - Jet Li (Best Actor)
- 2008 - Arthur Wong (Best Cinematography)
- 2008 - Best Art Direction
- 2008 - Best Costume Design and Make-Up
- 2008 - Best Sound Design
- 2008 - Best Visual Effects
- 2008 - Andy Lau (Best Actor)
- 2008 - Aubrey Lam, James Yuen Sai-Sang, Jianxin Huang, Jiping He, Jun-Li Guo, Lan Xu, Tin-nam Chung (Best Screenplay)
- 2008 - Best Editing
- 2008 - Best Action Choreography
- 2008 - Chatchai Pongprapaphan, Kwong-Wing Chan, Leon Ko, Peter Kam Pui-tat (Best Original Score)