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NANFU: When my mom was born, her parents named her Zaodi
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When my mom was born,her parents named her Zaodi, which means "bring mea younger brother...

NANFU:
When my mom was born,
her parents named her Zaodi, which means "bring me
a younger brother soon."

Full Transcript

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NANFU: When my mom was born, her parents named her Zaodi,
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which means "bring me a younger brother soon."
Duration
7 seconds
Views
67
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:38
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.
She later helped her younger brother - One Child Nation 00:08
She later helped her younger brother
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: I wish I could say that my uncle - One Child Nation 00:07
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: I wish I could say that my uncle
In my village, we called them matchmakers, - One Child Nation 00:08
In my village, we called them matchmakers,
Talking with my aunt about matchmakers - One Child Nation 00:15
Talking with my aunt about matchmakers
At the time, it seemed cruel and evil - One Child Nation 00:06
At the time, it seemed cruel and evil
But now I wondered if the government's version - One Child Nation 00:06
But now I wondered if the government's version
I tracked down the ex-trafficker Yueneng Duan - One Child Nation 00:05
I tracked down the ex-trafficker Yueneng Duan
Duan spent four years in prison, - One Child Nation 00:07
Duan spent four years in prison,
The day I was there, he was on his break, - One Child Nation 00:08
The day I was there, he was on his break,
[IN MANDARIN] - One Child Nation 00:06
[IN MANDARIN]
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: The number 10,000 sounded high to me, - One Child Nation 00:07
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: The number 10,000 sounded high to me,
I asked him to show me exactly how he did it. - One Child Nation 00:05
I asked him to show me exactly how he did it.
NANFU: He used to take a train almost every day - One Child Nation 00:12
NANFU: He used to take a train almost every day
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: 1992 was the year that China began - One Child Nation 00:10
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: 1992 was the year that China began
The demand from orphanages grew so fast - One Child Nation 00:06
The demand from orphanages grew so fast
[BOTH SPEAKING IN MANDARIN] - One Child Nation 00:15
[BOTH SPEAKING IN MANDARIN]
And where are the children Duan sold to orphanages? - One Child Nation 00:05
And where are the children Duan sold to orphanages?
One family in America - One Child Nation 00:07
One family in America
BRIAN: There are entries showing these kids - One Child Nation 00:10
BRIAN: There are entries showing these kids
And that's just-- It's astounding that, - One Child Nation 00:12
And that's just-- It's astounding that,