The Real Shaolin is a 2008 documentary film directed by Alexander Sebastien Lee.
The Real Shaolin follows the story of two Chinese and two Westerners who journey to the Shaolin Temple in China, inspired by the legends portrayed in Kung Fu movies with Bruce Lee and Jet Li.
[1][2] The Real Shaolin had its World Premiere at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, and USA Premiere and winner of Special Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2009 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.
In October 2009, The Real Shaolin premiered at New York City's IFC Center for the documentary screening series Stranger than Fiction.
The Real Shaolin was broadcast on television in France and Germany on Arte, in the Netherlands on Holland Doc 24, in Israel on Yes (Israel) Satellite TV, in Poland on Against Gravity, and on Air Canada flights.