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One Child Nation

And it was, in every senseof the word, a life-changing experience

[BABBLES] And it was, in every sense
of the word, a life-changing experience

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And it was, in every sense of the word,
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a life-changing experience.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:45
Uploaded
Jun 17, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Next Generation,ITVS,WDR/Arte,Motto Pictures,Pumpernickel Films,Diamond Docs

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Movie Summary

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.
And we said, "Boy, we need to go on that ride again." - One Child Nation 00:12
And we said, "Boy, we need to go on that ride again.&qu...
[IN ENGLISH] - One Child Nation 00:07
[IN ENGLISH]
[IN MANDARIN] - One Child Nation 00:13
[IN MANDARIN]
BRIAN: I'd actually started researching in China in about 2000, - One Child Nation 00:08
BRIAN: I'd actually started researching in China in abo...
BRIAN: And the detail in the experience - One Child Nation 00:07
BRIAN: And the detail in the experience
For 10 years, I was convinced - One Child Nation 00:06
For 10 years, I was convinced
Um, and then finally Lan said, you know, - One Child Nation 00:17
Um, and then finally Lan said, you know,
"I actually had nothing to do with your daughter's finding. - One Child Nation 00:05
"I actually had nothing to do with your daughter's...
"Our names were just put on the paperwork - One Child Nation 00:05
"Our names were just put on the paperwork
We didn't find your daughter." - One Child Nation 00:20
We didn't find your daughter."
Make something up. Just make him feel good." - One Child Nation 00:14
Make something up. Just make him feel good."
NANFU: Talking with Long Lan, - One Child Nation 00:06
NANFU: Talking with Long Lan,
NANFU: She had reached out to Duan and his family - One Child Nation 00:05
NANFU: She had reached out to Duan and his family
She has a copy of all the records - One Child Nation 00:05
She has a copy of all the records
She also interviewed Duan's mom, - One Child Nation 00:06
She also interviewed Duan's mom,
She was the first person in the family - One Child Nation 00:06
She was the first person in the family
[IN MANDARIN] - One Child Nation 00:04
[IN MANDARIN]
And so the orphanage will hire-- - One Child Nation 00:13
And so the orphanage will hire--
You know? Anybody that can-- - One Child Nation 00:07
You know? Anybody that can--
When those children come into the orphanage, - One Child Nation 00:19
When those children come into the orphanage,