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Leap (2020) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version)

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Peter Chan directs the biographical sports drama Leap about the history and accomplishments of the China women's national volleyball team. Winning Best Film at the 33rd Golden Rooster Awards, the feature spans four decades in the illustrious legacy of the team and its most famous figure, coach Lang Ping portrayed by Gong Li. Leap also co-stars Huang Bo, Wu Gang, Peng Yuchang and Bai Lang, the daughter of Lang Ping. The film notably recreates several memorable matches, including the 2016 Olympic match against Brazil with the actual players of the Chinese national team! Leap retells stories and key moments over three generations of the Chinese women's national volleyball team and Lang Ping's long storybook career. In the 1980s, Lang Ping was a star player of the national team that won gold at the 1984 Olympics. After retiring as an athlete, she became a coach and moved overseas. In 2008, she coached the U.S. women's volleyball team to victory over the Chinese team at the Beijing Olympics. Returning to coach in China, she led the Chinese national team to gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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