Shaolin

Benny Chan

North American Premiere

An all-star cast (plus Jackie Chan!) in a massive summer blockbuster retelling the primal kung fu myth: the destruction of Shaolin temple.

DIRECTOR
Benny Chan
YEAR
2011
COUNTRY
Hong Kong / China
RUNTIME
131 minutes

North American Premiere

It doesn’t get any bigger than this. Superstars Andy Lau, Nic Tse and Jackie Chan all star in this swank, blockbuster retelling of the primal martial arts story: the attempted destruction of Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of martial arts. Lau plays a ruthless warlord who gets his comeuppance and has his entire world destroyed to the point he must seek refuge and (ultimately) redemption with the Shaolin monks. The film also stars Fan Bingbing, Wu Jing, Yu Hai.

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