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Shaolin Soccer
Almost never screened in North America in this form, Stephen Chow’s original Cantonese theatrical version arrives at the festival from Universe’s recent 2K digital remaster DCP. Chow plays Sing, a broke Shaolin disciple trying to bring kung fu back to the people before poverty finishes him first. His plan: reunite his washed-up martial-arts brothers, build a soccer team, and enter a tournament where physics, dignity, and basic sportsmanship all get kicked into the upper deck. This was the film that turned Chow into a global cult hero: wire-fu, underdog sports-movie delirium, Bruce Lee worship, Zhao Wei’s tai chi baker, and transcendent lowbrow genius.
Director: Stephen Chow
Cast: Stephen Chow
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2001; 99 min.; DCP
Country: Hong Kong






