One Child Nation
2019 · 88 min · Director: Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang, Zhang Jialing
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
First-time mother and filmmaker Nanfu Wang uncovers the untold history of China's One-Child policy and the generations of parents and children forever shaped by this social experiment.
Emotional fingerprint
One Child Nation (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Empathy25%
- Disturbing20%
- Anger15%
- Curiosity10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Disturbing. Genres: History, Documentary. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Disturbing
- Empathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Anger
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Disturbing | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 18 % | 33 % | 27 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Empathy | 56 % | 26 % | 40 % | 43 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Curiosity | 65 % | 34 % | 55 % | 50 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Disturbing | 77 % | 46 % | 74 % | 56 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Disturbing | 81 % | 55 % | 79 % | 59 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Disturbing | 79 % | 59 % | 76 % | 57 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Disturbing | 86 % | 71 % | 84 % | 68 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Sadness | 90 % | 81 % | 80 % | 76 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Sadness | 87 % | 84 % | 69 % | 80 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Sadness | 87 % | 79 % | 74 % | 75 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Curiosity | 81 % | 68 % | 73 % | 65 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Sadness | 76 % | 60 % | 60 % | 64 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Curiosity | 76 % | 56 % | 60 % | 63 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Disturbing | 80 % | 57 % | 71 % | 61 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Anger | 84 % | 63 % | 79 % | 66 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Anger | 87 % | 71 % | 73 % | 78 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Empathy | 85 % | 75 % | 53 % | 84 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Empathy | 80 % | 69 % | 40 % | 80 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Empathy | 79 % | 66 % | 51 % | 71 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sadness | 80 % | 68 % | 67 % | 60 % |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
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Details
- Directed by
- Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang, Zhang Jialing
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2019
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- History, Documentary
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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