In southern China, among the Na, marriage does not exist and women share power. In a village perched in the mountains, Erchema lives cut off from the world with her sister Zhuoma Lacuo. This little corner of paradise is her whole world.

Next autumn, on her 13th birthday, Erchema will become a woman, as tradition dictates. She will have to interrupt her schooling to work in the fields and help feed the family. She has been chosen to be the next head of the family.

But on the other side of the mountains, on the shores of Lake Lugu, their older sister Lamu went against tradition and the family's wishes. She married and had a child, whom she is bringing up alone with her husband. Cier and Lamu are prepared to do anything to oppose the clan's decision and allow Erchema and her sister to continue their education.

Documentary: Schoolgirl of the Sichuan Mountains (2014)
Directed by Émilie Porry & Laurent Chalet
Production: What's Up Films



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