After 12 years, the Chinese women's volleyball team again reached the Olympic final. The ups and downs of the Chinese women's volleyball team for more than three decades have slowly spread away.
Acting
Gong Li's uncanny transformation into coach Lang Ping.
Direction
Peter Chan's kinetic training sequences hit different.
Practical Effects
Actual volleyball players, zero CGI sweat.
Director
Peter Chan Ho-Sun
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gong Li spent months studying Lang Ping's mannerisms; the real Lang Ping reportedly said watching her was 'like looking in a mirror.'
Released for China's 70th anniversary, the film's box office success required government promotion despite its surprisingly critical undertones about national sacrifice.
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