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One thing that struck me was that everyone we spoke to
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One Child Nation

One thing that struck mewas that everyone we spoke to said the same thingsabout the policy

One thing that struck me
was that everyone we spoke to said the same things
about the policy

Full Transcript

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One thing that struck me was that everyone we spoke to
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said the same things about the policy.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
01:13:21
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 00:14
[IN MANDARIN]
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: As I heard the answer - One Child Nation 00:17
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: As I heard the answer
[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,