Shaolin is a 2011 Hong Kong-Chinese martial arts wuxia film directed by Benny 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.

Hou Jie, a ruthless warlord, defeats a rival, Huo Long, and seizes control of Dengfeng.

Huo Long flees to Shaolin Temple to hide, but Hou Jie appears and shoots him after tricking him into giving up his treasure map.

Hou's wife is rescued by some Shaolin monks who were stealing rice from the military granary to help refugees living at the temple.

In desperation, he brings her to Shaolin, begging the monks to save her life, but their efforts are in vain, and she dies of her injuries.

Hou wanders in shock near Shaolin until he meets the cook Wudao, who provides him food and shelter after he was stuck in a pit for many days.

Hou intimidates the guards burying recent victims, then loads the corpses in a cart and drag it to the temple gate, where villagers and refugees identify their missing loved ones.

Wudao leads the refugees away while Hou and the other monks remain behind to defend the temple and buy time.

He falls into the Buddha statue's palm and dies peacefully, leaving Cao wracked with guilt.

Repenting for his past, he gave the urn containing his daughter's cremated ashes to his wife, refusing to leave Shaolin and staying behind to defend it and cover the refugees' escape.