The Red Detachment of Women () is a 1970 Chinese filmed performance of the Chinese ballet of the same name (originally produced in 1964) - which itself was a version of director Xie Jin's original 1961 film. The style is called 'yangbanxi' (revolutionary model dramas). It is one of eight approved revolutionary model dramas made during the Cultural Revolution.
^ Chi, Robert (1 November 2012). "The Red Detachment of Women". Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery -. Retrieved November 1, 2012.Synopsis
In the 1930s, on Hainan Island, the heroine, Wu Qinghua, escapes from Nan Batian, an evil landlord, and becomes the leader of a women’s militia, under the guidance of Hong Changqing, a Communist Party secretary.