To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
She also interviewed Duan's mom
Please log in to add to collections.
One Child Nation

She also interviewedDuan's mom, who passed awayseveral years ago

She also interviewed
Duan's mom, who passed away
several years ago

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.394
She also interviewed Duan's mom,
00:00:03.394 --> 00:00:05.701
who passed away several years ago.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:23
Uploaded
Jun 17, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Next Generation,ITVS,WDR/Arte,Motto Pictures,Pumpernickel Films,Diamond Docs

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

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 was the first person in the family - One Child Nation 00:06
She was the first person in the family
[IN MANDARIN] - One Child Nation 00:04
[IN MANDARIN]
And so the orphanage will hire-- - One Child Nation 00:13
And so the orphanage will hire--
You know? Anybody that can-- - One Child Nation 00:07
You know? Anybody that can--
When those children come into the orphanage, - One Child Nation 00:19
When those children come into the orphanage,
So, what the orphanages will do is they'll make an agreement - One Child Nation 00:23
So, what the orphanages will do is they'll make an agre...
You know, basically, they're just a photo - One Child Nation 00:13
You know, basically, they're just a photo
And then, at the bottom of the finding ad it says, - One Child Nation 00:09
And then, at the bottom of the finding ad it says,
NANFU: Looking at the finding ads in the newspapers, - One Child Nation 00:07
NANFU: Looking at the finding ads in the newspapers,
If they weren't orphans, - One Child Nation 00:06
If they weren't orphans,
Most of them probably were separated, - One Child Nation 00:09
Most of them probably were separated,
BRIAN: When you take that information - One Child Nation 00:08
BRIAN: When you take that information
This is the location that the orphanage - One Child Nation 00:06
This is the location that the orphanage
And so you can see-- Orphanage gate, - One Child Nation 00:07
And so you can see-- Orphanage gate,
It's clear that, you know, - One Child Nation 00:08
It's clear that, you know,
BRIAN: It used to be that family planning would come in - One Child Nation 00:11
BRIAN: It used to be that family planning would come in
Once the orphanage joined - One Child Nation 00:06
Once the orphanage joined
And so now they saw kind of a win-win situation going - One Child Nation 00:17
And so now they saw kind of a win-win situation going
NANFU: I lived in China until I was 26, - One Child Nation 00:10
NANFU: I lived in China until I was 26,
I was shocked when Brian said - One Child Nation 00:08
I was shocked when Brian said