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One Child Nation

In my village,we called them matchmakers, because they tookunwanted babies and found homes...

In my village,
we called them matchmakers, because they took
unwanted babies and found homes for them

Full Transcript

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In my village, we called them matchmakers,
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because they took unwanted babies
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and found homes for them.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
55
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:55
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.
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]
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: The number 10,000 sounded high to me, - One Child Nation 00:07
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: The number 10,000 sounded high to me,
I asked him to show me exactly how he did it. - One Child Nation 00:05
I asked him to show me exactly how he did it.
NANFU: He used to take a train almost every day - One Child Nation 00:12
NANFU: He used to take a train almost every day
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: 1992 was the year that China began - One Child Nation 00:10
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: 1992 was the year that China began
The demand from orphanages grew so fast - One Child Nation 00:06
The demand from orphanages grew so fast
[BOTH SPEAKING IN MANDARIN] - One Child Nation 00:15
[BOTH SPEAKING IN MANDARIN]
And where are the children Duan sold to orphanages? - One Child Nation 00:05
And where are the children Duan sold to orphanages?
One family in America - One Child Nation 00:07
One family in America
BRIAN: There are entries showing these kids - One Child Nation 00:10
BRIAN: There are entries showing these kids
And that's just-- It's astounding that, - One Child Nation 00:12
And that's just-- It's astounding that,
NANFU: Long Lan and her husband Brian - One Child Nation 00:11
NANFU: Long Lan and her husband Brian
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: Why adopting from China was so popular - One Child Nation 00:06
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: Why adopting from China was so popular
The main thing is that the China program, - One Child Nation 00:06
The main thing is that the China program,