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Twenty One

Oct 20, 2025
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Overview

An 11-month-old girl is adopted in China by white parents. 21 years later, that same girl, who is already an adult, reports how her eyes have become witnesses of hatred in a country that insists on saying that they are not racist.

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Documentary

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Self

Elene Mengyu

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