In the documentary film Dragon Girls, three young Chinese girls embark on a challenging journey to become Kung Fu fighters at the largest Kung Fu school in China. Thousands of miles away from their families, they face intense pressure to conform to the strict norms of the school, where they are molded into elite fighters. But beyond the tough exterior, these girls have dreams and aspirations like any other child. The film offers a glimpse into the controversial world of selection of the fittest in a totalitarian system, where the price of success is high, but the reward is a chance at a better life.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Dragon Girls include The Beckoning Silence, Alone Across Alaska: 1,000 Miles of Wilderness, Come On In We're Dead / The Young Brothers Massacre, My Name Is Jonah, Beneath the Helmet, Living River: The Ganges.