China Synopsis
“The truth beyond the propaganda.”
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.
The 2018–2020 China Window
219 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. One Child Nation sits at position #85.
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The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when One Child Nation premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #269 of 946 China films indexed here (72nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Documentary productions specifically: #30 of 52 (top 58%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, French, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Amazon Studios, Chicago Media Project, Pumpernickel Films, ITVS, Motto Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 28m |
| Release Date | March 29, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt8923482 |
| Official Site | www.onechildnation.com |