Red female squad

1930 Hainan Island , like the whole of China, was torn apart by civil war. Somewhere there are military cliques, and somewhere “Soviet districts” have already formed. The film tells about the detachment of women from Hainan Island , who in the 1930s participated on the side of the Chinese communists during the civil war in China against the forces of the Kuomintang led by Chiang Kai-shek .

In the 1930s, one of the main heroines of Wu Qiunhua worked as a housekeeper for Nan Batian, a cruel commander. Often insulted by her master, Wu Qiunhua was rescued by Hong Changqing, the commander of a military Red squad consisting of women. She joined the detachment, and after the death of Huna, instead became the commander of the detachment. At the end of the film, the Red Women’s Detachment liberated Wu Tsyunhua’s native village, captured and executed Nan Batian.

• Zhu Xijuan - Wu Qionhua
• Wang Xinggang - Hong Changqing
• Chen Qiang - Nan Batian
• Zhang Xuejing
• Xiang Mei
• Jin Naihua
• Te nyu

• The film Red Female Squad was the first laureate of the Hundred Flowers film award for the best feature film (1962).
• Cinematic prize of the People 's Republic of China "Hundred Flowers" for the best female role of Zhu Xijuan (1962).

The film was very popular in the People’s Republic of China, so during the Cultural Revolution in China in 1964, the ballet of the same name was staged, and by the end of 1966 it was listed as one of the eight most important Chinese "revolutionary models of theatrical works."

In 1972, the ballet Red Female Squad was shown to US President Richard Nixon during his visit to China .

• " Red Female Squad ” (Eng.) On the Internet Movie Database
• The Red Detachment of Women (eng.)
• The Red Detachment of Women (eng.)