The Warlords (2007)
Starring: Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Xu Jinglei
Directed by: Peter Chan & Wai Man Yip
Brotherhood bound by blood… and broken by war.In war-torn 19th-century China, General Pang Qingyun (Jet Li) rises from defeat to lead a rebel army with the help of two sworn brothers (Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro). As they vow loyalty through a blood pact, ambition, love, and sacrifice test the limits of honor. When survival demands betrayal, even brothers must face the sword.
Jet Li gives a powerful, internalized performance — haunted and commanding Epic battle scenes, visceral hand-to-hand combat, and emotional fallout
Themes of loyalty, fate, moral collapse, and the true cost of power
Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro bring heart and idealism to a crumbling dream
War-torn villages, battlefield chaos, silent stares, and a tragic final act
“We vowed to live and die together… but we were never the same men in the end.” “Sometimes peace demands the death of friendship.”
