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One Child Nation

So now there'sa desperate effort underway to control the population, to limit familiesto...

So now there's
a desperate effort underway to control the population, to limit families
to just one child

Full Transcript

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So now there's a desperate effort underway
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to control the population,
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to limit families to just one child.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:34
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.
Chinese officials are using fines, - One Child Nation 00:06
Chinese officials are using fines,
Billboards like this one are up all over the country. - One Child Nation 00:04
Billboards like this one are up all over the country.
NANFU: Six years before I was born, - One Child Nation 00:07
NANFU: Six years before I was born,
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