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One Child Nation

Since beforeI could even speak, I was surrounded by messagespraising the policy

[CYMBALS CLANKING OVER TV] Since before
I could even speak, I was surrounded by messages
praising the policy

Full Transcript

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Since before I could even speak,
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I was surrounded by messages praising the policy.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:29
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.
ALL [CHANTING IN MANDARIN]: - One Child Nation 00:05
ALL [CHANTING IN MANDARIN]:
[IN MANDARIN]: - One Child Nation 00:06
[IN MANDARIN]:
[SINGING IN MANDARIN]: - One Child Nation 00:07
[SINGING IN MANDARIN]:
And just like everyone else, I joined in the choir. - One Child Nation 00:06
And just like everyone else, I joined in the choir.
This was me performing propaganda songs. - One Child Nation 00:05
This was me performing propaganda songs.
We all had the same makeup, the same dresses - One Child Nation 00:07
We all had the same makeup, the same dresses
[CHATTERING IN MANDARIN] - One Child Nation 00:12
[CHATTERING IN MANDARIN]
NANFU [IN MANDARIN]: - One Child Nation 00:13
NANFU [IN MANDARIN]:
NANFU: - One Child Nation 00:11
NANFU:
[NANFU SPEAKS IN MANDARIN] - One Child Nation 00:16
[NANFU SPEAKS IN MANDARIN]
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: That night, I decided - One Child Nation 00:06
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: That night, I decided
So I went to see the local midwife - One Child Nation 00:09
So I went to see the local midwife
She showed me photos of my grandma, - One Child Nation 00:07
She showed me photos of my grandma,
NANFU [IN MANDARIN]: - One Child Nation 00:08
NANFU [IN MANDARIN]:
NANFU: - One Child Nation 00:07
NANFU:
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: On the wall, - One Child Nation 00:06
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: On the wall,
Next to it were flags people sent to thank her - One Child Nation 00:06
Next to it were flags people sent to thank her
[NANFU GASPS] - One Child Nation 00:05
[NANFU GASPS]
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: My village is one of many thousands across the country, - One Child Nation 00:11
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: My village is one of many thousands acro...
Each year, the government would punish or reward them - One Child Nation 00:08
Each year, the government would punish or reward them