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One Child Nation

It's clear that, you know, they're making upthe information, because they're usingthe same...

It's clear that, you know, they're making up
the information, because they're using
the same locations over and over
and over again

Full Transcript

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It's clear that, you know,
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they're making up the information,
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because they're using the same locations
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over and over and over again.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:02:18
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.
BRIAN: It used to be that family planning would come in - One Child Nation 00:11
BRIAN: It used to be that family planning would come in
Once the orphanage joined - One Child Nation 00:06
Once the orphanage joined
And so now they saw kind of a win-win situation going - One Child Nation 00:17
And so now they saw kind of a win-win situation going
NANFU: I lived in China until I was 26, - One Child Nation 00:10
NANFU: I lived in China until I was 26,
I was shocked when Brian said - One Child Nation 00:08
I was shocked when Brian said
Throughout my life, - One Child Nation 00:10
Throughout my life,
Now, when I look back at this time in my life, - One Child Nation 00:07
Now, when I look back at this time in my life,
The Chinese government exerted a lot of influence - One Child Nation 00:06
The Chinese government exerted a lot of influence
Threatened the newspaper, threatened the reporter. - One Child Nation 00:06
Threatened the newspaper, threatened the reporter.
The reporter ended up having to leave China, you know, - One Child Nation 00:06
The reporter ended up having to leave China, you know,
NANFU: I e-mailed the journalist, - One Child Nation 00:08
NANFU: I e-mailed the journalist,
He agreed, but only if we meet in a hotel, - One Child Nation 00:07
He agreed, but only if we meet in a hotel,
He and a colleague had taken cameras - One Child Nation 00:06
He and a colleague had taken cameras
The government had targeted families in Longhui County, - One Child Nation 00:08
The government had targeted families in Longhui County,
[DOGS BARKING] - One Child Nation 00:04
[DOGS BARKING]
MAN: - One Child Nation 00:06
MAN:
MAN: - One Child Nation 00:06
MAN:
YANG: - One Child Nation 00:20
YANG:
NANFU: Growing up, I saw signs like this everywhere. - One Child Nation 00:05
NANFU: Growing up, I saw signs like this everywhere.
MAN [IN MANDARIN]: - One Child Nation 00:06
MAN [IN MANDARIN]: