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NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: As I heard the answer
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One Child Nation

As I heard the answer again and again,"I had no choice", I realized that you could...

NANFU [IN ENGLISH]:
As I heard the answer again and again,
"I had no choice", I realized that you could ask
anyone in any part of China about how the One-Child Policy
affected them, and all of them would say
the same thing

Full Transcript

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NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: As I heard the answer
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again and again, "I had no choice",
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I realized that you could ask anyone in any part of China
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about how the One-Child Policy affected them,
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and all of them would say the same thing.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
01:13:44
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.
[IN MANDARIN] - One Child Nation 00:13
[IN MANDARIN]
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]: