Shaolin Soccer (2001)

Original title

少林足球

Directed by

Stephen Chow

Genre

martial arts film, action comedy film, association football film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 2,571 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former Shaolin monk gathers his five brothers to form a soccer team. They use their kung fu skills to play the game and promote Shaolin to the public.

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What happens

Shaolin Soccer (Chinese: 少林足球) is a 2001 Hong Kong sports comedy film directed by Stephen Chow, who also stars in the lead role. The film revolves around a former Shaolin monk who reunites his five brothers, years after their master's death, to apply their superhuman martial arts skills to play soccer and bring Shaolin kung fu to the masses. Over the years the film has grown as a cult film. A standalone sequel, Kung Fu Soccer, was released in 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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