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Six years before I was born, China launchedits One-Child Policy

NANFU:
Six years before I was born, China launched
its One-Child Policy

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NANFU: Six years before I was born,
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China launched its One-Child Policy.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
45
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:59
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.
They were painted on the walls, printed on playing cards... - One Child Nation 00:05
They were painted on the walls, printed on playing cards...
Calendars, - One Child Nation 00:08
Calendars,
All of them blended - One Child Nation 00:06
All of them blended
I never thought much - One Child Nation 00:09
I never thought much
[HEARTBEAT] - One Child Nation 00:07
[HEARTBEAT]
Our baby was born seven weeks early. - One Child Nation 00:04
Our baby was born seven weeks early.
Right after he was born, - One Child Nation 00:06
Right after he was born,
The separation - One Child Nation 00:06
The separation
Twelve days later, - One Child Nation 00:06
Twelve days later,
[IN MANDARIN] - One Child Nation 00:09
[IN MANDARIN]
A rush of images from my early life - One Child Nation 00:05
A rush of images from my early life
I thought of my own parents - One Child Nation 00:05
I thought of my own parents
They chose the name Nanfu before I was born. - One Child Nation 00:05
They chose the name Nanfu before I was born.
Nan means "man," andfu means "pillar." - One Child Nation 00:09
Nan means "man," andfu means "pillar."
When I was born a girl, - One Child Nation 00:10
When I was born a girl,
I remembered the plaques the government hung - One Child Nation 00:11
I remembered the plaques the government hung
Each plaque was decorated with stars - One Child Nation 00:11
Each plaque was decorated with stars
Our family always missed that star. - One Child Nation 00:05
Our family always missed that star.
I remembered being sent to middle school in the city - One Child Nation 00:08
I remembered being sent to middle school in the city
Most of the city kids came from one-child families. - One Child Nation 00:06
Most of the city kids came from one-child families.