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One Child Nation

There are entriesshowing these kids either came fromthe Duan family from Wuchuan or from,...

BRIAN:
There are entries
showing these kids either came from
the Duan family from Wuchuan or from, you know, outside,
uh, family planning

Full Transcript

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BRIAN: There are entries showing these kids
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either came from the Duan family from Wuchuan
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or from, you know, outside, uh, family planning.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
53
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:14
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 that's just-- It's astounding that, - One Child Nation 00:12
And that's just-- It's astounding that,
NANFU: Long Lan and her husband Brian - One Child Nation 00:11
NANFU: Long Lan and her husband Brian
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: Why adopting from China was so popular - One Child Nation 00:06
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: Why adopting from China was so popular
The main thing is that the China program, - One Child Nation 00:06
The main thing is that the China program,
You knew practically down to the penny - One Child Nation 00:07
You knew practically down to the penny
Everything was 100 percent orchestrated. - One Child Nation 00:04
Everything was 100 percent orchestrated.
NANFU: How much was the average total cost to adopt from China? - One Child Nation 00:05
NANFU: How much was the average total cost to adopt from Chi...
Generally between, say, $10,000 at the very least - One Child Nation 00:08
Generally between, say, $10,000 at the very least
So we did research, submitted our dossier - One Child Nation 00:07
So we did research, submitted our dossier
[BABBLES] - One Child Nation 00:08
[BABBLES]
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."