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One Child Nation

Whenever someone found outthat I had a brother, I felt embarrassed, as if our family had...

Whenever someone found out
that I had a brother, I felt embarrassed, as if our family had done
something wrong by having a second child

Full Transcript

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Whenever someone found out that I had a brother,
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I felt embarrassed,
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as if our family had done something wrong
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by having a second child.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
54
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:45
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.
NANFU [IN MANDARIN]: - One Child Nation 00:08
NANFU [IN MANDARIN]:
ZHIMEI [IN MANDARIN]: - One Child Nation 00:05
ZHIMEI [IN MANDARIN]:
NANFU: I moved to the U.S. six years before my son was born. - One Child Nation 00:04
NANFU: I moved to the U.S. six years before my son was born.
Bringing him back to my village for the first time - One Child Nation 00:09
Bringing him back to my village for the first time
Visiting the village kindergarten - One Child Nation 00:09
Visiting the village kindergarten
I used to think that I knew everything - One Child Nation 00:06
I used to think that I knew everything
But now I wondered if the thoughts I had - One Child Nation 00:08
But now I wondered if the thoughts I had
I asked my neighbor to take me - One Child Nation 00:09
I asked my neighbor to take me
He was one of the people my grandpa argued with - One Child Nation 00:06
He was one of the people my grandpa argued with
[IN MANDARIN] - One Child Nation 00:12
[IN MANDARIN]
[IN MANDARIN] - One Child Nation 00:05
[IN MANDARIN]
NANFU: - One Child Nation 00:06
NANFU:
WOMAN [IN MANDARIN]: - One Child Nation 00:04
WOMAN [IN MANDARIN]:
[SPEAKING IN MANDARIN] - One Child Nation 00:10
[SPEAKING IN MANDARIN]
NANFU: Men like Liu Xianwen worked all over China - One Child Nation 00:06
NANFU: Men like Liu Xianwen worked all over China
[CYMBALS CLANKING OVER TV] - One Child Nation 00:09
[CYMBALS CLANKING OVER TV]
ALL [CHANTING IN MANDARIN]: - One Child Nation 00:05
ALL [CHANTING IN MANDARIN]:
[IN MANDARIN]: - One Child Nation 00:06
[IN MANDARIN]:
[SINGING IN MANDARIN]: - One Child Nation 00:07
[SINGING IN MANDARIN]:
And just like everyone else, I joined in the choir. - One Child Nation 00:06
And just like everyone else, I joined in the choir.