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NANFU: Lan told me that it's actually very common
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One Child Nation

Lan told methat it's actually very common that adopteesdo not want to contact their birth...

NANFU:
Lan told me
that it's actually very common that adoptees
do not want to contact their birth families

Full Transcript

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NANFU: Lan told me that it's actually very common
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that adoptees do not want to contact
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their birth families.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
01:16:11
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.
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 ...
NANFU: - One Child Nation 00:06
NANFU:
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: Many years ago, - One Child Nation 00:06
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: Many years ago,
But now I feel lucky - One Child Nation 00:04
But now I feel lucky
I want my son to have a sibling like I did, - One Child Nation 00:08
I want my son to have a sibling like I did,
I'm struck by the irony that I left a country - One Child Nation 00:13
I'm struck by the irony that I left a country
On the surface, they seem like opposites, - One Child Nation 00:09
On the surface, they seem like opposites,
The One-Child Policy lasted for 35 years. - One Child Nation 00:06
The One-Child Policy lasted for 35 years.
Now there aren't enough young people in China - One Child Nation 00:06
Now there aren't enough young people in China
So China is introducing a new family planning policy. - One Child Nation 00:06
So China is introducing a new family planning policy.
The signs painted all over my village - One Child Nation 00:04
The signs painted all over my village
Every trace of the One-Child Policy - One Child Nation 00:05
Every trace of the One-Child Policy
NANFU: But the memory of what the policy really was - One Child Nation 00:06
NANFU: But the memory of what the policy really was