Saving General Yang (Yang jia jiang) 2013

The story is based on the legendary Generals of the Yang Family. In Northeast China, early Northern Song dynasty, AD 986, the Khitan army takes its revenge for a past massacre, abducting General Yang Ye (Adam Cheng) and leaving his wife and seven sons to rescue him - and fall into their deadly trap. Led by the first son (Ekin Cheng), the seven - two of whom have never seen combat - set out with a small band of fighters to face an army of thousands, brave the treacherous Wolf Mountain, face the nemesis of their shared history, and find the way back alive - all to bring their father home.

Director: Ronny Yu

Stars: Ekin Cheng, Chun Wu, Raymond Lam, Adam Cheng

JDramaMama's Rating: A

This is a fabulous film based on a real life family. The story of honor, dedication and loyalty all encompass the seven brothers of the Yang family. There is plenty of action, and I mean plenty! These boys are a force to be reckoned with and they are awesome. Unfortunately, they fall into a trap being filial sons trying to rescue their father. I won't tell if they did or didn't complete their mission, you'll have to watch the film. Just know that the fighting is spectacular and there is lots of bloodshed. All in all a really good film.

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