If you loved Bodyguards and Assassins, try The Puppetmaster
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. The Puppetmaster has roughly 7.0× fewer votes than Bodyguards and Assassins — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theysit in Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to Bodyguards and Assassins, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What The Puppetmaster is
You’re Li Tien-lu in 1940s Taipei, threading marionettes across a cramped stage while Japanese censors lurk in the back row. The poles move faster than the laws can keep up. A veteran director once shot in black and white on gelatin-silver streets that still smell of wet ink and gunpowder.
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