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Um, and then finally Lan said, you know
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Um, and then finally Lan said,you know, "Maybe we should go back and I should meet this...

Um, and then finally Lan said,
you know, "Maybe we should go back and I should meet this finder
and talk to her myself." So she went back, found the woman
I had interviewed, and the woman, like, kind
of got a little bit nervous, and she said, "Have you spoken
to the orphanage?

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Um, and then finally Lan said, you know,
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"Maybe we should go back
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and I should meet this finder and talk to her myself."
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So she went back,
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found the woman I had interviewed,
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and the woman, like, kind of got a little bit nervous,
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and she said, "Have you spoken to the orphanage?
Duration
17 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:56:23
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 actually had nothing to do with your daughter's finding. - One Child Nation 00:05
"I actually had nothing to do with your daughter's...
"Our names were just put on the paperwork - One Child Nation 00:05
"Our names were just put on the paperwork
We didn't find your daughter." - One Child Nation 00:20
We didn't find your daughter."
Make something up. Just make him feel good." - One Child Nation 00:14
Make something up. Just make him feel good."
NANFU: Talking with Long Lan, - One Child Nation 00:06
NANFU: Talking with Long Lan,
NANFU: She had reached out to Duan and his family - One Child Nation 00:05
NANFU: She had reached out to Duan and his family
She has a copy of all the records - One Child Nation 00:05
She has a copy of all the records
She also interviewed Duan's mom, - One Child Nation 00:06
She also interviewed Duan's mom,
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