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One Child Nation

After becoming a mother, a filmmaker uncovers the untold history of China's one-child policy and the generations of parents and children forever shaped by this social experiment.

Director

Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang

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Genre

documentary, history

Box Office

$270,128

Production

Next Generation,ITVS,WDR/Arte,Motto Pictures,Pumpernickel Films,Diamond Docs

Awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 10 wins & 49 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.onechildnation.com

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[IN MANDARIN] - One Child Nation

NANFU [IN ENGLISH]:
The number 10,000
sounded high to me, - One Child Nation

NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: The number 10,000 sounded high to me,

I asked him to show me
exactly how he did it. - One Child Nation

I asked him to show me exactly how he did it.

NANFU:
He used to take a train
almost every day - One Child Nation

NANFU: He used to take a train almost every day

NANFU [IN ENGLISH]:
1992 was the year
that China began - One Child Nation

NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: 1992 was the year that China began

The demand from orphanages
grew so fast - One Child Nation

The demand from orphanages grew so fast

[BOTH SPEAKING IN MANDARIN] - One Child Nation

[BOTH SPEAKING IN MANDARIN]

And where are the children
Duan sold to orphanages? - One Child Nation

And where are the children Duan sold to orphanages?

One family in America - One Child Nation

One family in America

BRIAN:
There are entries
showing these kids - One Child Nation

BRIAN: There are entries showing these kids

And that's just--
It's astounding that, - One Child Nation

And that's just-- It's astounding that,

NANFU:
Long Lan and her husband Brian - One Child Nation

NANFU: Long Lan and her husband Brian

NANFU [IN ENGLISH]:
Why adopting from China
was so popular - One Child Nation

NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: Why adopting from China was so popular

The main thing
is that the China program, - One Child Nation

The main thing is that the China program,

You knew practically
down to the penny - One Child Nation

You knew practically down to the penny

Everything
was 100 percent orchestrated. - One Child Nation

Everything was 100 percent orchestrated.

NANFU:
How much was the average
total cost to adopt from China? - One Child Nation

NANFU: How much was the average total cost to adopt from Chi...

Generally between, say,
$10,000 at the very least - One Child Nation

Generally between, say, $10,000 at the very least

So we did research,
submitted our dossier - One Child Nation

So we did research, submitted our dossier

[BABBLES] - One Child Nation

And we said, "Boy, we need
to go on that ride again." - One Child Nation

And we said, "Boy, we need to go on that ride again.&qu...

[IN ENGLISH] - One Child Nation

[IN MANDARIN] - One Child Nation

BRIAN:
I'd actually started researching
in China in about 2000, - One Child Nation

BRIAN: I'd actually started researching in China in abo...

BRIAN:
And the detail
in the experience - One Child Nation

BRIAN: And the detail in the experience

For 10 years,
I was convinced - One Child Nation

For 10 years, I was convinced

Um, and then finally Lan said,
you know, - One Child Nation

Um, and then finally Lan said, you know,

"I actually had nothing to do
with your daughter's finding. - One Child Nation

"I actually had nothing to do with your daughter's...

"Our names were just put
on the paperwork - One Child Nation

"Our names were just put on the paperwork

We didn't find
your daughter." - One Child Nation

We didn't find your daughter."

Make something up.
Just make him feel good." - One Child Nation

Make something up. Just make him feel good."

NANFU:
Talking with Long Lan, - One Child Nation

NANFU: Talking with Long Lan,

NANFU:
She had reached out
to Duan and his family - One Child Nation

NANFU: She had reached out to Duan and his family

She has a copy
of all the records - One Child Nation

She has a copy of all the records

She also interviewed
Duan's mom, - One Child Nation

She also interviewed Duan's mom,

She was the first person
in the family - One Child Nation

She was the first person in the family

[IN MANDARIN] - One Child Nation

And so the orphanage
will hire-- - One Child Nation

And so the orphanage will hire--

You know?
Anybody that can-- - One Child Nation

You know? Anybody that can--

When those children
come into the orphanage, - One Child Nation

When those children come into the orphanage,

So, what the orphanages will do
is they'll make an agreement - One Child Nation

So, what the orphanages will do is they'll make an agre...

You know, basically,
they're just a photo - One Child Nation

You know, basically, they're just a photo

And then, at the bottom
of the finding ad it says, - One Child Nation

And then, at the bottom of the finding ad it says,

NANFU:
Looking at the finding ads
in the newspapers, - One Child Nation

NANFU: Looking at the finding ads in the newspapers,

If they weren't orphans, - One Child Nation

If they weren't orphans,

Most of them
probably were separated, - One Child Nation

Most of them probably were separated,

BRIAN:
When you take that information - One Child Nation

BRIAN: When you take that information

This is the location
that the orphanage - One Child Nation

This is the location that the orphanage

And so you can see--
Orphanage gate, - One Child Nation

And so you can see-- Orphanage gate,

It's clear that, you know, - One Child Nation

It's clear that, you know,

BRIAN:
It used to be that
family planning would come in - One Child Nation

BRIAN: It used to be that family planning would come in

Once the orphanage joined - One Child Nation

Once the orphanage joined

And so now they saw kind
of a win-win situation going - One Child Nation

And so now they saw kind of a win-win situation going

NANFU:
I lived in China
until I was 26, - One Child Nation

NANFU: I lived in China until I was 26,

I was shocked
when Brian said - One Child Nation

I was shocked when Brian said

Throughout my life, - One Child Nation

Throughout my life,

Now, when I look back
at this time in my life, - One Child Nation

Now, when I look back at this time in my life,

The Chinese government
exerted a lot of influence - One Child Nation

The Chinese government exerted a lot of influence

Threatened the newspaper,
threatened the reporter. - One Child Nation

Threatened the newspaper, threatened the reporter.

The reporter ended up having
to leave China, you know, - One Child Nation

The reporter ended up having to leave China, you know,

NANFU:
I e-mailed the journalist, - One Child Nation

NANFU: I e-mailed the journalist,

He agreed, but only if we meet in a hotel, - One Child Nation

He agreed, but only if we meet in a hotel,

He and a colleague
had taken cameras - One Child Nation

He and a colleague had taken cameras

The government had targeted
families in Longhui County, - One Child Nation

The government had targeted families in Longhui County,

[DOGS BARKING] - One Child Nation

MAN: - One Child Nation

MAN: - One Child Nation

YANG: - One Child Nation

NANFU:
Growing up, I saw signs
like this everywhere. - One Child Nation

NANFU: Growing up, I saw signs like this everywhere.

MAN [IN MANDARIN]: - One Child Nation

MAN [IN MANDARIN]:

NANFU:
Then he showed me footage - One Child Nation

NANFU: Then he showed me footage

He told me
that Zeng had a twin sister - One Child Nation

He told me that Zeng had a twin sister

NANFU: In Hong Kong, Pang wrote a book - One Child Nation

NANFU: In Hong Kong, Pang wrote a book

He used the twin girl's picture on the cover. - One Child Nation

He used the twin girl's picture on the cover.

An English version
was published - One Child Nation

An English version was published

[WOMAN ON P.A.
SPEAKING MANDARIN] - One Child Nation

[WOMAN ON P.A. SPEAKING MANDARIN]

There has been
no accountability - One Child Nation

There has been no accountability

[DOG BARKING] - One Child Nation

LAN:FATHER: - One Child Nation

NANFU [IN ENGLISH]:
I told Lan the story
about my aunt - One Child Nation

NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: I told Lan the story about my aunt

NANFU [IN ENGLISH]:
After meeting with my aunt, - One Child Nation

NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: After meeting with my aunt,

One thing that struck me
was that everyone we spoke to - One Child Nation

One thing that struck me was that everyone we spoke to

[IN MANDARIN] - One Child Nation

NANFU [IN ENGLISH]:
As I heard the answer - One Child Nation

NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: As I heard the answer

[IN MANDARIN] - One Child Nation

It reminded me,
when every major life decision - One Child Nation

It reminded me, when every major life decision

Long Lan and Brian started
testing the DNA samples - One Child Nation

Long Lan and Brian started testing the DNA samples

They didn't find my cousin,
but they did discover a match, - One Child Nation

They didn't find my cousin, but they did discover a mat...

BRIAN:
This is the list
of all the DNA that we've got. - One Child Nation

BRIAN: This is the list of all the DNA that we've got.

All of it comes
into GEDMatch Genesis database. - One Child Nation

All of it comes into GEDMatch Genesis database.

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After becoming a mother, a filmmaker uncovers the untold history of China's one-child policy and the generations of parents and children forever shaped by this social experiment.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang

Writer: N/A

Production: Next Generation,ITVS,WDR/Arte,Motto Pictures,Pumpernickel Films,Diamond Docs

Genre: documentary, history

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 85/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: $270,128

Released: 09 Aug 2019

Awards: Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 10 wins & 49 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.onechildnation.com

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