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‘One Child Nation’ Review: A Devastating History, Revealed

‘One Child Nation’ Review: A Devastating History, Revealed

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Christopher Campbell
Aug 10, 2019
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“The most tragic thing for a nation is to have no memory,” artist Peng Wang tells us, one-third of the way through One Child Nation. “When the one-child policy is over, and people can have all the children they want, the memory of the one-child policy will be lost.” With One Child Nation, directors Nanfu Wang (Hooligan Sparrow) and Jialing Zhang (Compli…

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