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One Child Nation

[CROWD CHEERING, APPLAUDING]

[CROWD CHEERING, APPLAUDING] [CHANTING IN MANDARIN]

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[CROWD CHEERING, APPLAUDING]
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[CHANTING IN MANDARIN]
Duration
4 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:22
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.
That one big statistic, more than anything else, - One Child Nation 00:07
That one big statistic, more than anything else,
MAN: By the middle of the next century, - One Child Nation 00:07
MAN: By the middle of the next century,
However, with one child per family, - One Child Nation 00:05
However, with one child per family,
So now there's a desperate effort underway - One Child Nation 00:07
So now there's a desperate effort underway
Chinese officials are using fines, - One Child Nation 00:06
Chinese officials are using fines,
Billboards like this one are up all over the country. - One Child Nation 00:04
Billboards like this one are up all over the country.
NANFU: Six years before I was born, - One Child Nation 00:07
NANFU: Six years before I was born,
They were painted on the walls, printed on playing cards... - One Child Nation 00:05
They were painted on the walls, printed on playing cards...
Calendars, - One Child Nation 00:08
Calendars,
All of them blended - One Child Nation 00:06
All of them blended
I never thought much - One Child Nation 00:09
I never thought much
[HEARTBEAT] - One Child Nation 00:07
[HEARTBEAT]
Our baby was born seven weeks early. - One Child Nation 00:04
Our baby was born seven weeks early.
Right after he was born, - One Child Nation 00:06
Right after he was born,
The separation - One Child Nation 00:06
The separation
Twelve days later, - One Child Nation 00:06
Twelve days later,
[IN MANDARIN] - One Child Nation 00:09
[IN MANDARIN]
A rush of images from my early life - One Child Nation 00:05
A rush of images from my early life
I thought of my own parents - One Child Nation 00:05
I thought of my own parents
They chose the name Nanfu before I was born. - One Child Nation 00:05
They chose the name Nanfu before I was born.