Dragon Girls (2012): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2012, Dragon Girls is an action, drama and documentary film directed by Inigo Westmeier, running about 90 minutes. “Xin Chenxi: Tears are an expression of weakness.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Dragon Girls stars Huang Luolan as Dragon Girl, Chen Xi as Dragon Girl, Xin Chenxi as Dragon Girl and Yang Ziyu as Dragon Girl, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.8/10, Dragon Girls has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Dragon Girls page.

If you liked it. Fans of Dragon Girls tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.