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One Child Nation

I was so angry, even with my own family, that there wasn't moreto be said or done

[IN MANDARIN] [IN MANDARIN] NANFU:
I was so angry, even with my own family, that there wasn't more
to be said or done

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NANFU: I was so angry,
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even with my own family,
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that there wasn't more to be said or done.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
01:14:00
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.
It reminded me, when every major life decision - One Child Nation 00:11
It reminded me, when every major life decision
Long Lan and Brian started testing the DNA samples - One Child Nation 00:07
Long Lan and Brian started testing the DNA samples
They didn't find my cousin, but they did discover a match, - One Child Nation 00:10
They didn't find my cousin, but they did discover a mat...
BRIAN: This is the list of all the DNA that we've got. - One Child Nation 00:05
BRIAN: This is the list of all the DNA that we've got.
All of it comes into GEDMatch Genesis database. - One Child Nation 00:05
All of it comes into GEDMatch Genesis database.
So that-- And that's a free database - One Child Nation 00:10
So that-- And that's a free database
I was going through, Lan was doing some work, - One Child Nation 00:13
I was going through, Lan was doing some work,
And, of course, I immediately reached out to the adoptee, - One Child Nation 00:10
And, of course, I immediately reached out to the adoptee,
And then she wrote back and said, - One Child Nation 00:05
And then she wrote back and said,
"At this moment, I do not want information - One Child Nation 00:04
"At this moment, I do not want information
I'm not really interested at this time." - One Child Nation 00:08
I'm not really interested at this time."
NANFU: Lan told me that it's actually very common - One Child Nation 00:09
NANFU: Lan told me that it's actually very common
This also included the children she located from Hunan Province - One Child Nation 00:09
This also included the children she located from Hunan...
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: After leaving Utah, - One Child Nation 00:07
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: After leaving Utah,
I wanted to follow up with the twin girl - One Child Nation 00:05
I wanted to follow up with the twin girl
I brought the book written by the journalist in Hong Kong. - One Child Nation 00:04
I brought the book written by the journalist in Hong Kong.
While there was no DNA match for Zeng and her twin sister, - One Child Nation 00:08
While there was no DNA match for Zeng and her twin sister,
An American journalist located her twin sister - One Child Nation 00:06
An American journalist located her twin sister
NANFU [IN MANDARIN]: - One Child Nation 00:16
NANFU [IN MANDARIN]:
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: While the American family did not want to be interviewed, - One Child Nation 00:07
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: While the American family did not want ...