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

It used to be thatfamily planning would come in if you hadan over-quota child, and they'd...

BRIAN:
It used to be that
family planning would come in if you had
an over-quota child, and they'd bash down
your house or they'd take a pig
or, you know, do something

Full Transcript

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BRIAN: It used to be that family planning would come in
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if you had an over-quota child,
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and they'd bash down your house
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or they'd take a pig or, you know, do something.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
45
Timestamp in Movie
01:02:51
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.
Once the orphanage joined - One Child Nation 00:06
Once the orphanage joined
And so now they saw kind of a win-win situation going - One Child Nation 00:17
And so now they saw kind of a win-win situation going
NANFU: I lived in China until I was 26, - One Child Nation 00:10
NANFU: I lived in China until I was 26,
I was shocked when Brian said - One Child Nation 00:08
I was shocked when Brian said
Throughout my life, - One Child Nation 00:10
Throughout my life,
Now, when I look back at this time in my life, - One Child Nation 00:07
Now, when I look back at this time in my life,
The Chinese government exerted a lot of influence - One Child Nation 00:06
The Chinese government exerted a lot of influence
Threatened the newspaper, threatened the reporter. - One Child Nation 00:06
Threatened the newspaper, threatened the reporter.
The reporter ended up having to leave China, you know, - One Child Nation 00:06
The reporter ended up having to leave China, you know,
NANFU: I e-mailed the journalist, - One Child Nation 00:08
NANFU: I e-mailed the journalist,
He agreed, but only if we meet in a hotel, - One Child Nation 00:07
He agreed, but only if we meet in a hotel,
He and a colleague had taken cameras - One Child Nation 00:06
He and a colleague had taken cameras
The government had targeted families in Longhui County, - One Child Nation 00:08
The government had targeted families in Longhui County,
[DOGS BARKING] - One Child Nation 00:04
[DOGS BARKING]
MAN: - One Child Nation 00:06
MAN:
MAN: - One Child Nation 00:06
MAN:
YANG: - One Child Nation 00:20
YANG:
NANFU: Growing up, I saw signs like this everywhere. - One Child Nation 00:05
NANFU: Growing up, I saw signs like this everywhere.
MAN [IN MANDARIN]: - One Child Nation 00:06
MAN [IN MANDARIN]:
NANFU: Then he showed me footage - One Child Nation 00:04
NANFU: Then he showed me footage