The underreported consequences of China’s One-Child Policy are exposed in this Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary.
"Launched in 1979 and ending...
The underreported consequences of China’s One-Child Policy are exposed in this Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary.
"Launched in 1979 and ending only in 2015, China's mandatory policy was an attempt to curb the country's looming population crisis. Co-directors Nanfu Wang (Hooligan Sparrow) and Jialing Zhang grew up in 1980s China. As a child, Wang recalls seeing relentless propaganda reinforcing the government's strategy. Now a first-time mother living in America, she returns to China to investigate the devastating impact of the program. In shocking interviews with journalists, officials and family members, she documents a horrendous trail of social destruction, from forced sterilisation to child abandonment (nearly all girls) and state-sponsored kidnappings." (Sydney Film Festival)
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"Soul-baring and furious, the documentary "One Child Nation" takes a powerful, unflinching look at China's present through its past."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"The individual stories that make up "One Child Nation," illuminate an entire history of institutional corruption, medical brutality and pervasive misogyny."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"This sort of film calls for bracing yourself and keeping your eyes open. Funny how many of those there are these days."
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Vulture
Vulture"[A] powerful documentary..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"A brilliant combination of cultural reporting and interpersonal reckoning ... manages to encapsulate decades of underreported events within a palatable narrative accessible to even to viewers with no prior understanding of the policy's history."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"A startling account of collective trauma."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterOne Child Nation | Details
Award winner- Winner of the Grand Jury Prize (Documentary), 2019 Sundance Film Festival
- Runtime
- 88
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- USA
