One Child Nation
Film201988 min

One Child Nation

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentary

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"The truth beyond the propaganda."

Boxlist takeA grounded, unhurried documentary: weighty and inventive. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

social commentary

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Nanfu WangJiaoming PangBrian StuyLonglan Stuy

Details

Genre
Documentary
Year
2019
Runtime
88 min
Status
Released
Studio
ARTE
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