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One Child Nation

Next to it were flagspeople sent to thank her for helping themhave babies

Next to it were flags
people sent to thank her for helping them
have babies

Full Transcript

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Next to it were flags people sent to thank her
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for helping them have babies.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
59
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:49
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 GASPS] - One Child Nation 00:05
[NANFU GASPS]
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: My village is one of many thousands across the country, - One Child Nation 00:11
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: My village is one of many thousands acro...
Each year, the government would punish or reward them - One Child Nation 00:08
Each year, the government would punish or reward them
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: She was standing right behind Wen Jiabao, - One Child Nation 00:07
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: She was standing right behind Wen Jiabao...
Received like a national hero, - One Child Nation 00:08
Received like a national hero,
China started a war against population growth, - One Child Nation 00:09
China started a war against population growth,
[IN MANDARIN] - One Child Nation 00:06
[IN MANDARIN]
NANFU [IN MANDARIN]: - One Child Nation 00:10
NANFU [IN MANDARIN]:
He lived through wars, famines and revolutions. - One Child Nation 00:05
He lived through wars, famines and revolutions.
My father died of a brain hemorrhage - One Child Nation 00:05
My father died of a brain hemorrhage
And his short life was more about survival - One Child Nation 00:05
And his short life was more about survival
None of my family questioned the policy - One Child Nation 00:07
None of my family questioned the policy
The government used music and TV - One Child Nation 00:10
The government used music and TV
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: I wish I could say something to my mom. - One Child Nation 00:04
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: I wish I could say something to my mom.
Like most people in China, she believes the policy - One Child Nation 00:08
Like most people in China, she believes the policy
But I wondered if people like her - One Child Nation 00:08
But I wondered if people like her
NANFU: - One Child Nation 00:05
NANFU:
NANFU: Coming back here, - One Child Nation 00:11
NANFU: Coming back here,
NANFU: When my mom was born, her parents named her Zaodi, - One Child Nation 00:07
NANFU: When my mom was born, her parents named her Zaodi,
She later helped her younger brother - One Child Nation 00:08
She later helped her younger brother