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One Child Nation

I want my sonto have a sibling like I did, but I want that decisionto be my own

I want my son
to have a sibling like I did, but I want that decision
to be my own

Full Transcript

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I want my son to have a sibling like I did,
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but I want that decision to be my own.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
01:23:02
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.
I'm struck by the irony that I left a country - One Child Nation 00:13
I'm struck by the irony that I left a country
On the surface, they seem like opposites, - One Child Nation 00:09
On the surface, they seem like opposites,
The One-Child Policy lasted for 35 years. - One Child Nation 00:06
The One-Child Policy lasted for 35 years.
Now there aren't enough young people in China - One Child Nation 00:06
Now there aren't enough young people in China
So China is introducing a new family planning policy. - One Child Nation 00:06
So China is introducing a new family planning policy.
The signs painted all over my village - One Child Nation 00:04
The signs painted all over my village
Every trace of the One-Child Policy - One Child Nation 00:05
Every trace of the One-Child Policy
NANFU: But the memory of what the policy really was - One Child Nation 00:06
NANFU: But the memory of what the policy really was
If these memories - One Child Nation 00:08
If these memories
ALL: - One Child Nation 00:08
ALL:
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