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He lived through wars, famines and revolutions
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One Child Nation

He lived through wars,famines and revolutions

He lived through wars,
famines and revolutions

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He lived through wars, famines and revolutions.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
60
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:27
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.
My father died of a brain hemorrhage - One Child Nation 00:05
My father died of a brain hemorrhage
And his short life was more about survival - One Child Nation 00:05
And his short life was more about survival
None of my family questioned the policy - One Child Nation 00:07
None of my family questioned the policy
The government used music and TV - One Child Nation 00:10
The government used music and TV
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: I wish I could say something to my mom. - One Child Nation 00:04
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: I wish I could say something to my mom.
Like most people in China, she believes the policy - One Child Nation 00:08
Like most people in China, she believes the policy
But I wondered if people like her - One Child Nation 00:08
But I wondered if people like her
NANFU: - One Child Nation 00:05
NANFU:
NANFU: Coming back here, - One Child Nation 00:11
NANFU: Coming back here,
NANFU: When my mom was born, her parents named her Zaodi, - One Child Nation 00:07
NANFU: When my mom was born, her parents named her Zaodi,
She later helped her younger brother - One Child Nation 00:08
She later helped her younger brother
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: I wish I could say that my uncle - One Child Nation 00:07
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: I wish I could say that my uncle
In my village, we called them matchmakers, - One Child Nation 00:08
In my village, we called them matchmakers,
Talking with my aunt about matchmakers - One Child Nation 00:15
Talking with my aunt about matchmakers
At the time, it seemed cruel and evil - One Child Nation 00:06
At the time, it seemed cruel and evil
But now I wondered if the government's version - One Child Nation 00:06
But now I wondered if the government's version
I tracked down the ex-trafficker Yueneng Duan - One Child Nation 00:05
I tracked down the ex-trafficker Yueneng Duan
Duan spent four years in prison, - One Child Nation 00:07
Duan spent four years in prison,
The day I was there, he was on his break, - One Child Nation 00:08
The day I was there, he was on his break,
[IN MANDARIN] - One Child Nation 00:06
[IN MANDARIN]