Legendary Amazons

Chinese war drama based on the stories of the Yang Clan Generals, in which the widows to a slaughtered family takes arms and enter a war brought on by a negligent emperor. Set in early 11th Century China during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Northern Song Dynasty.

When the emperor neglects state affairs, the Dynasty's borders become vulnerable to invasions from the rival state of Western Xia. After Yang Zongbao, the last man standing in a family of generals dedicated to protecting the Song Dynasty, dies in battle, his wife Mu Guiying leads a gang of widows into battle...