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One Child Nation

We didn't findyour daughter." Now, when Lan called meand told me that, I was like,"Wow....

We didn't find
your daughter." Now, when Lan called me
and told me that, I was like,
"Wow. That is amazing." Because now I recognized
that the orphanage had prepped the finder before I had even gotten there
in 2000 and said, "Give him a good story

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We didn't find your daughter."
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Now, when Lan called me and told me that,
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I was like, "Wow. That is amazing."
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Because now I recognized that the orphanage
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had prepped the finder
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before I had even gotten there in 2000 and said,
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"Give him a good story.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:56:46
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.
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
This is the location that the orphanage - One Child Nation 00:06
This is the location that the orphanage
And so you can see-- Orphanage gate, - One Child Nation 00:07
And so you can see-- Orphanage gate,
It's clear that, you know, - One Child Nation 00:08
It's clear that, you know,