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One Child Nation

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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.
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As illuminating as it is accessible, One Child Nation probes a painful chapter in Chinese history with piercing clarity.

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Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald Grand atrocities pile atop private heartbreak as this powerful film unfolds. Dec 18, 2019 Full Review David Fear Rolling Stone What eventually emerges is a peerless portrait of collective trauma - a devastating look at how this law not only sociologically gutted a country but made everyone complicit in the crime. Rated: 4/5 Dec 18, 2019 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian [A] powerful documentary... Rated: 4/5 Sep 25, 2019 Full Review Bianca Garner Filmotomy Certainly a very powerful documentary, One Child Nation is one that I strongly urge people to seek out. Oct 4, 2024 Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com Describes the scope, excesses, abuses and effects of the "one child policy" with force and sensitivity. [Full Review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Oct 27, 2021 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com A difficult to see 'must see' documentary. Rated: 3.5/4.0 Sep 18, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Katy W achava que sabia tudo sobre essa lei e afinal tinha coisa pior por de trás Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/03/24 Full Review Mani G The documentary primarily deals with how One Child Policy affected people of China at that time. Two types of people are to be seen who thought that the policy is against morals and people of China and others who believe that it was important for the growth of the country. But one thing is sure, government had implemented it very strictly and people felt like they had no choice. I would have loved to see more stories of people who could meet their lost or abandoned children. This documentary is definitely worth the watch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/28/24 Full Review Bahad j In my opinion, the movie uses very good camera and audio visual equipment and the crew members and the filmmakers have played their roles very well. I really liked it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/01/24 Full Review Geke g This is why documentaries keep developing in film industry. Always pulling fresh air in the business. Enjoy for everyone Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/28/24 Full Review Munkhchimeg T How sad is this truth? I wish everyone watch it and catch some unique new feeling Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/27/24 Full Review Zachary L A great documentary about China's infamous one-child policy. Though, the filmmaker sort-of trips over herself when she smuggles in the topic of American Abortion rights. Other than that awkward moment, it's a nearly perfect film that I'd recommend to anyone. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/10/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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.
Director
Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang
Producer
Christopher Clements, Julie Goldman, Carolyn Hepburn, Christoph Jörg
Distributor
Amazon Studios
Production Co
ITVS, Pumpernickel Films, Next Generation, Motto Pictures
Rating
R (Brief Language|Some Disturbing Content/Images)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 9, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 8, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$151.7K
Runtime
1h 25m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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