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One Child Nation

So that--And that's a free database that allows us thento compare our DNA with all the...

So that--
And that's a free database that allows us then
to compare our DNA with all the DNA
in the database

Full Transcript

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So that-- And that's a free database
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that allows us then to compare our DNA
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with all the DNA in the database.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:15:00
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.
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,
An American journalist located her twin sister - One Child Nation 00:06
An American journalist located her twin sister
NANFU [IN MANDARIN]: - One Child Nation 00:16
NANFU [IN MANDARIN]:
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: While the American family did not want to be interviewed, - One Child Nation 00:07
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: While the American family did not want ...
NANFU: - One Child Nation 00:06
NANFU:
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: Many years ago, - One Child Nation 00:06
NANFU [IN ENGLISH]: Many years ago,
But now I feel lucky - One Child Nation 00:04
But now I feel lucky
I want my son to have a sibling like I did, - One Child Nation 00:08
I want my son to have a sibling like I did,
I'm struck by the irony that I left a country - One Child Nation 00:13
I'm struck by the irony that I left a country
On the surface, they seem like opposites, - One Child Nation 00:09
On the surface, they seem like opposites,