The Women's Kingdom

Directed by Xiaoli Zhou · 2006

An intimate look at the Mosuo of southwest China, one of the world's last matriarchal societies, where women run households and practise 'walking marriage' as tourism reshapes their lives.

A rare, beautifully shot window into a society where women hold the power.

Keepers of one of the last matriarchal societies in the world, Mosuo women in a remote area of southwest China live beyond the strictures of mainstream Chinese culture – enjoying great freedoms and carrying heavy respons

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