Shaolin (film)

Shaolin
Hong Kong film poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese新少林寺
Simplified Chinese新少林寺
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīn Shàolín Sì
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingSan1 Siu3Lam4 Zi2
Directed byBenny Chan
Screenplay byCharcoal Tan
Cheung Chi-kwong
Chan Kam-cheong
Wang Qiuyu
Story byAlan Yuen
Produced byBenny Chan
Albert Lee
StarringAndy Lau
Nicholas Tse
Jackie Chan
Fan Bingbing
Wu Jing
Xing Yu
Yu Shaoqun
CinematographyAnthony Pun
Edited byYau Chi-wai
Music byNicolas Errèra
Anthony Chue
Production
companies
Emperor Motion Pictures
China Film Group
Huayi Brothers Media Corporation
Beijing Silver Moon Productions Ltd.
China Songshan Shaolin Temple Culture Communication Center
Distributed byEmperor Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • 19 January 2011 (2011-01-19) (China)
  • 27 January 2011 (2011-01-27) (Hong Kong)
Running time
131 minutes
CountriesHong Kong
China
LanguagesMandarin
Cantonese
Box officeUS$33,470,508 (China)
US$2,632,485 (Hong Kong)

Shaolin is a 2011 martial arts wuxia film directed by Benny Chan. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, it stars Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse, Fan Bingbing, Wu Jing, Yu Shaoqun, Xing Yu with a special appearance by Jackie Chan. The film's story is about a ruthless warlord who seeks refuge and redemption at Shaolin Temple after his second-in-command betrays him. Shaolin was also released in Mandarin and Cantonese languages and was a commercial success. It is a remake of the 1982 film Shaolin Temple starring Jet Li.