Drama
Not One Less
“In her village, she was the teacher. In the city, she discovered how much she had to learn.”
Set in the People's Republic of China during the 1990s, the film centers on a 13-year-old substitute teacher, Wei Minzhi, in the Chinese countryside. Called in to substitute for a village teacher for one month, Wei is told not to lose any students.
Directed by Zhang Yimou, Zhang Weiping
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User score
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Status
Released
Released
October 30, 1999
Runtime
1h 46m
Language
Mandarin
Top cast
Wei Minzhi
Wei Minzhi
Zhang Huike
Zhang Huike
Tian Zhenda
Village Chief
Gao Enman
Teacher Gao
Sun Zhimei
Sun Zhimei
Feng Yuying
TV Receptionist
Li Fanfan
TV Host
Zhang Yichang
Mr. Zhang
Zhanqing Xu
Brick Factory Owner
Liu Hanzhi
Zhang Huike's Mother
Ma Guolin
Bus Station Man
Wu Wanlu
TV Station Manager
Ru Liu
Train Station Announcer
Wang Shulan
Stationery Store Clerk
Fu Xinmin
TV Station Director
Bai Mei
Juxin Restaurant Manager
Zhang Mingshan
Student
Jiao Jie
Student
Rong Huimin
Student
Sun Zhiwei
Student
