Shaolin

Name: Shaolin
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 2011-01-20
Duration: 2 h 11 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse, Fan Bingbing, Jackie Chan, Wu Jing

In a land torn by strife, the righteous monks of Shaolin stand as a beacon of hope for the oppressed masses.

新少林寺 (2011)

Timing: 2:11 (131 min)

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Release date

2011-01-20

Country

China, Hong Kong

Production

China Film Group Corporation, Huayi Brothers Pictures, Emperor Motion Pictures, JCE Movies

Genre

Action, Drama

Budget

$29 000 000

Revenue

$42 741 494

Website

http://shaolinmovie.emp.hk/

Director

Benny Chan

Actors

Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse, Fan Bingbing, Jackie Chan, Wu Jing, Yu Shaoqun, Xing Yu, Hai Yu, Xinxin Xiong, Bai Bing
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Scenario

Tan Cheung, Alan Yuen

Producer

Han Sanping, Albert Lee

Operator

Anthony Pun Yiu-Ming

Composer

Artist

Audition

Editing

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Short description

China is plunged into strife as feuding warlords try to expand their power by warring over neighboring lands. Fuelled by his success on the battlefield, young and arrogant Hao Jie sneers at Shaolin's masters when he beats one of them in a duel. But the pride comes before a fall. When his own family is wiped out by a rival warlord, Hao is forced to take refuge with the monks. As the civil unrest spreads and the people suffer, Hao and the Shaolin masters are forced to take a fiery stand against the evil warlords. They launch a daring plan or rescue and escape.

What's left behind the scenes

The film's plot is fictional, however, allegorical parallels can be traced between its three main characters – generals dividing the city of Danfeng and betraying each other – and the “three revolutions” in China, as well as the three real military cliques of the so-called “Era of Warlords in China” which ended in 1928. In the same year, Shaolin was practically completely destroyed.
The prototype for the main character – General Hou Jie – is Yuan Shikai, who actively participated in the overthrow of the imperial dynasty in China in 1911, but then himself attempted to become emperor. Through his dualistic policies, he engendered the warring military cliques of the “Era of Warlords”.
The prototype for the deputy, Cao Man, who betrayed the main character – General Hou Jie and sold national historical treasures to the English at the cost of his people’s lives – is likely the Zhili Clique and the notorious traitorous warlord Shi Yousan, who in 1928 ordered the complete burning of the Shaolin Monastery. Unique ancient manuscripts stored in the monastery were destroyed in the process.

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