Independent Lens
Season 21 Episode 9 - Leftover Women
6.5 ?
1999
Documentary
Leftover Women follows three successful Chinese women who, despite thriving careers, are still labeled sheng nu, a derogatory term in China to describe educated, professional women in their mid-20s and '30s who are not married. As they search for “Mr. Right,” they struggle to stay true to their ambitions, while dealing with pressure from families, friends, and governmental stigma.
Episodes in Season 21
1
Made in Boise
60 min
2
Decade of Fire
60 min
3
The Interpreters
60 min
4
Conscience Point; Jewel's Hunt
60 min
5
ATTLA
60 min
6
Accept the Call
60 min
7
The First Rainbow Coalition
60 min
8
Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
60 min
9
Leftover Women
60 min
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10
We Believe In Dinosaurs
60 min
11
Always in Season
60 min
12
One Child Nation
60 min
13
Bedlam
60 min
14
The Hottest August
60 min
15
Jim Allison: Breakthrough
60 min
16
Rewind
60 min
17
Eating Up Easter
60 min
18
Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project
60 min
19
Pipe Dreams
60 min
