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That one big statistic, more than anything else
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One Child Nation

That one big statistic,more than anything else, is at the heartof that country's huge...

That one big statistic,
more than anything else, is at the heart
of that country's huge economic problems

Full Transcript

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That one big statistic, more than anything else,
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is at the heart of that country's
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huge economic problems.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:18
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.
MAN: By the middle of the next century, - One Child Nation 00:07
MAN: By the middle of the next century,
However, with one child per family, - One Child Nation 00:05
However, with one child per family,
So now there's a desperate effort underway - One Child Nation 00:07
So now there's a desperate effort underway
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."