Drachenmädchen

"Xin Chenxi: Tears are an expression of weakness."

Feb 28 2013 N/A 1h 30m
Action, Biography, Documentary

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.

Plot

The documentary "Drachenmädchen" (Dragon Girls) tells the story of three Chinese girls, training to become Kung Fu fighters, far away from their families at the Shaolin Tagou Kung Fu School, located right next to the Shaolin Monastery in China, place of origin of Kung Fu. Three girls in a crowd of 27.000 children, under 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.

Written by

Benjamin Quabeck, Inigo Westmeier

Directed by

Inigo Westmeier

Cast

Xin Chenxi, Chen Xi, Huang Luolan

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

WVG Medien GmbH, Polyband

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations

Trailers
DRAGON GIRLS (Drachenmädchen) - TRAILER
Scores
# of Votes
288
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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