The volleyball player is real in film without any acting experience. Peter Ho-sun Chan Director really a genius in catching each character real emotion on screen. Great tempo keep u awake till the end of film. Great edit between colour present and grey past time.Great performance by Gongli to portray the coach by following the real Lang Ping for weeks to observe and copy her every emotion and gesture..

This was a wonderful sports movie for anybody who appreciates volleyball or appreciate sports in general. This was quite an excellent film, granted it was sponsored by the CCP and it was very obvious that it was a patriotic film about the greatness of China, but from a purely objective point of view who can argue with what China has achieved in the past 30 years? Toxic government or not.

As an non partisan American I can stand back and appreciate what they've done and for me this movie was more about characters and strategy and individuals, than it was about the state. This film was very good, it packed a lot of emotion and the magnificent Gong Li was her amazing self. What a presence she is.

The entire cast was great, I recommend this film. Uplifting for sure.

It is actually a movie depicting the life of our greatest Chinese volleyball heroin