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One Child Nation

Make something up.Just make him feel good." And that's what happensin the majority of...

Make something up.
Just make him feel good." And that's what happens
in the majority of cases when Western families
go to China, and they give this same story
over and over and over again

Full Transcript

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Make something up. Just make him feel good."
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And that's what happens in the majority of cases
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when Western families go to China,
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and they give this same story over and over and over again.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:57:05
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.
NANFU: Talking with Long Lan, - One Child Nation 00:06
NANFU: Talking with Long Lan,
NANFU: She had reached out to Duan and his family - One Child Nation 00:05
NANFU: She had reached out to Duan and his family
She has a copy of all the records - One Child Nation 00:05
She has a copy of all the records
She also interviewed Duan's mom, - One Child Nation 00:06
She also interviewed Duan's mom,
She was the first person in the family - One Child Nation 00:06
She was the first person in the family
[IN MANDARIN] - One Child Nation 00:04
[IN MANDARIN]
And so the orphanage will hire-- - One Child Nation 00:13
And so the orphanage will hire--
You know? Anybody that can-- - One Child Nation 00:07
You know? Anybody that can--
When those children come into the orphanage, - One Child Nation 00:19
When those children come into the orphanage,
So, what the orphanages will do is they'll make an agreement - One Child Nation 00:23
So, what the orphanages will do is they'll make an agre...
You know, basically, they're just a photo - One Child Nation 00:13
You know, basically, they're just a photo
And then, at the bottom of the finding ad it says, - One Child Nation 00:09
And then, at the bottom of the finding ad it says,
NANFU: Looking at the finding ads in the newspapers, - One Child Nation 00:07
NANFU: Looking at the finding ads in the newspapers,
If they weren't orphans, - One Child Nation 00:06
If they weren't orphans,
Most of them probably were separated, - One Child Nation 00:09
Most of them probably were separated,
BRIAN: When you take that information - One Child Nation 00:08
BRIAN: When you take that information
This is the location that the orphanage - One Child Nation 00:06
This is the location that the orphanage
And so you can see-- Orphanage gate, - One Child Nation 00:07
And so you can see-- Orphanage gate,
It's clear that, you know, - One Child Nation 00:08
It's clear that, you know,
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