have spend most of a decade living in the people republic of china and i feel that this movie give an accurate portrayal of that period . i be in china a an english teacher and work in four different university while there . i be able to talk to a lot of people and hear many horror story about what take place in china after the revolution in the 50 . the mass persecution of christian still go on and and many be continue to lose their life and their freedom and simply because they be christian . most people my age do not have any photo of themselves or their family take while they be grow up . during the cultural revolution photo ( and most anything else like musical instrument and art and foreign clothing and book and or even nice furniture ) be not allow and be destroy or bury and a you could be severely punish for have them and since they be consider foreign i even heard of a lady put her family photo in soup ( when her house be be search by red guard ) to get rid of them l she be catch . there be mao statute everywhere and and i be tell that if you do take a photo with one of them in the background and cut of his head in the picture and that you could be punish or even kill . teacher be take out of the classroom in front of their student and parade through town wear dunce cap . it be a terrible and terrible and time especially if you be an educate person or desire to think for yourself .