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- ↑ Article from Koreatown Daily (in Korean) Archived 2010-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Toronto International Film Festival Program". Archived from the original on 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- ↑ Shanghai Daily article
- ↑ Reuters Article on The Real Shaolin at Toronto 2008
- ↑ Just Hollywood Lore? - China Daily
- ↑ 2008 Toronto Film Festival Real to Reel Press Release Archived 2010-02-23 at the Wayback Machine