"If you last long enough, then you can hold your head up high one day." For the girls of Beijing’s prestigious Shaolin Tagou school for martial arts, Kung Fu is their chance to break free. Follow three aspiring female warriors amid a cohort of 26,000 pupils as they battle immense pressure to become the country’s best fighters, far away from their homes and the luxuries of childhood. They know why they train so hard: The better they learn their techniques, the greater their chance is to secure a bright future for both themselves and their parents. But deep down, they have the same dreams all children around the world have—and no one can take that away from them. Featuring breathtaking aerial photography of thousands of pupils training in perfect unison, this empowering doc was awarded Best International Feature at Hot Docs 2013.
In Mandarin with English subtitles
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