Dragon Girls

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Xin Chenxi: Tears are an expression of weakness.

Released November 29, 2012

Overview

The documentary film Dragon Girls tells the story of three young Chinese girls training to become Kung Fu fighters, far away from their families, at the largest Kung Fu school in China. These girls, in a crowd of 26,000 children, are under constant pressure to conform to the norms and structures. They are turned into fighting robots and yet, if you look behind the curtain, you see children with dreams and aspirations. It show the controversial world of selection of the fittest in a totalitarian system.

Runtime

1h 30m


Origin Country

Germany


Original Language

German


Original Title

Drachenmädchen


Status

Released


Production Countries

  • Germany

Spoken Languages

  • Deutsch (German)

Production Companies

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    Polyband

    Germany

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    WVG Medien

    Germany

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