"Leap," a Chinese film portraying the country's storied women's volleyball team through almost four decades, made its debut last month across thousands of cinemas in China and, in a far more limited release, a still partially locked-down United States.
One of a number of films full of patriotic sentiments that were released ahead of the weeklong celebrations of China's Oct. 1 National Day, "Leap" opened to rapturous applause at home but got mixed reviews abroad.
