The Underdog Knight (2008)

Director
Ding Sheng

Main cast
Liu Ye; Anthony Wong; You Yong; Liu Yang; Sun Hong-Lei

Genres
Action, Comedy

Description
Lao San is a young veteran high in Kungfu power but low in intelligence. After landing on a job as a body guard for a wealthy antique collector, Lao San finds out his boss's plot to rob the National Art Museum.


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