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One Child Nation

Documentary

2019, Movie, 1h 28min

Through interviews with both victims and instigators, Nanfu Wang, a first-time mother, breaks open decades of silence on a vast, unprecedented social experiment that shaped — and destroyed — countless lives in China.

Country: United States,France,Germany

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Reviews

Critic Peter Bradshaw

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Cina’s “one-child” policy (...) is revealed in this powerful documentary to be a cruel and tragic experiment in big-government meddling...

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Joyce Slaton

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Disquieting, shocking, and scarier than any horror movie, One Child Nation's unflinching account is hard to watch but impossible to forget.

Read full review at Common Sense Media

Critic Kimberley Jones

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...feels like an essential document.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Critic Leah Greenblatt

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...a piercing look at China's one-child policy.

Read full review at Entertainment Weekly

Critic Adam Ambus Madslund

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Mens fortællingen om de voldsomme indgreb fra regeringen er uhyggelige, er de personlige skæbner hjerteskærende.

Read full review at Soundvenue

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One Child Nation offers a harrowing glimpse into the devastating consequences of China's One-Child Policy, which was enforced from 1979 to 2015. Through interviews with both victims and instigators, Nanfu Wang, a first-time mother, breaks open decades of silence on a vast social experiment that shaped - and destroyed - countless lives in China. The film exposes the brutal reality of forced sterilizations, abandoned children, and the trauma that still lingers today. A powerful and poignant exposé that sheds light on a dark chapter in Chinese history.

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You can stream One Child Nation on: Amazon Prime

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