''Angel Warriors'' is a 2013 Chinese

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by Fu Huayang and starring

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Yu Nan Yu Nan (, born 5 September 1978) is a Chinese actress. Born in Dalian, Yu Nan studied at the Beijing Film Academy, where she graduated in 1999. Career Yu Nan started acting at the age of 4, playing role of a little girl with a handkerchief t ...

Xing Yu Xing Yu, also known as Shi Xingyu ( zh, 释行宇) or Shi Yanneng ( zh, 释延能/释彦能) is a Chinese martial artist and actor, who was one of the 32nd generation Shaolin monks. Biography Xing Yu was born on December 27, 1978 as Zhang Shuwu ...

and

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. It was filmed on location in China and Thailand. The film held its premier in

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on 28 October 2013 and was released throughout China four days later on 1 November 2013.

Plot

Somewhere in

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, the present day. A group of five extreme outdoor female Chinese backpackers arrives at the entrance to Kana Jungle, home of the untamed,

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Tiger Tribe. The group's leader is Bai Xue (Yu Nan), a wealthy company

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; the others are Ta (Mavis Pan), a

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, Yanyan (Patricia Hu), a

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and

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, Tongtong (Wu Jingyi), an

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and

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, and Bai Xue's

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Dingdang (Wang Qiuzi), who sells

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on the internet. All of the women have been friends since childhood; also joining them is former professional soldier Wang Laoying (Collin Chou), best friend and former comrade-in-arms of Bai Xue's late younger brother Bai Yun. Meeting them at the entrance to Kana Jungle is US-educated Dennis (Andy On), who says he's making a documentary for

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, and his Tiger Tribe friend Sen (Shi Yanneng), who is engaged to Princess Haer (Wangdan Yili) and will act as guide for Dennis' group. Bai Xue's group and Dennis had met by chance in

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, three days earlier and had decided to team up. However, after they're all threatened by a tiger the first night in camp, and Dennis' men suddenly produce Uzis to scare it off, the women become suspicious and next day decide to go on their own. They're later attacked by the Tiger Tribe, and Yanyan, Dingdang and Tongtong are captured for sacrifice. Ta goes missing, but Bai Xue and Laoying try to rescue their three friends. Meanwhile, Dennis' group is also attacked by the Tiger Tribe, and only he and Sen separately survive. Dennis, whose real mission was to steal the tribe's store of precious stones, reports back to his father. Enraged, the latter decides to send in an elite force of mercenaries, led by Black Dragon (Kohata Ryu), to get the job done.

Cast

as Bai Xue *

*Mavis Pan Shuang-Shuang as Ta *Wangdan Yili *Lawrence Shi *Ryu Kohata *

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as Yan Yan *Wu Jingyi as Tongtong *Wang Qiuzi as Dingdang *Renata Tan *

Roy Cheung Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung (; born 20 July 1963 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong-based actor, best known on-screen for his roles as Triad gangsters in a number of films. Early life and career As a child, Cheung idolized kung-fu legend Bruce Lee but ne ...

*Rock Ji *Tang Jin

References

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* * 2013 films 2013 action films Chinese action films 2010s Mandarin-language films Films set in China Films shot in China Films set in Pattaya Films set in Thailand Films shot in Thailand Films directed by Fu Huayang {{2010s-action-film-stub