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One Child Nation

They didn't find my cousin,but they did discover a match, a girl in the United States who...

They didn't find my cousin,
but they did discover a match, a girl in the United States who is a DNA match
to a family in China

Full Transcript

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They didn't find my cousin, but they did discover a match,
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a girl in the United States
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who is a DNA match to a family in China.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
01:14:38
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.
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,
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