positive this stunning non fiction epic be fill with cinematic splendour . base on account of the social upheaval in various point and era in chinese history and it be fill with gorgeous cinematography and great score by kitaro and great cast . historically accurate if not and a few minor point may be incorrect and but a a whole and it show you the big picture . with some of the best star there be from china and taiwan and hong kong . maggie cheung and michelle khan and vivian wu portrayal a the three sister be excellent . but the most powerful in performance be from the men . jiang wen ( outspoken charlie soong ) also a favourite actor of mine and winston chou ( charismatic sun yatsen ) and kuo chiuwu ( command chiang kaishek ) be powerful and haunting . despite an 18 minute footage cut from the original and still it a great direction from mabel cheung . a a loyal fan of great movie from china and in like of director yimou and kaige and xiefei and heping and soong sister to me will be one of my personal favourite masterpiece and one of the few from hong kong . genghiz .