Not One Less
1999 · Movie · G · 106 min · ★ 7.5
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-10-30
- Language
- Chinese
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 106 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (193 votes)
- Box office
- $592,586
Themes
- class
- village
- mayor
- mountain
- promise
- teacher
- money
- food
- chalk
Awards & recognition
- Golden Lion · 1999
- Hundred Flowers Award — Best Picture · 1999
- Huabiao Award — Outstanding Film
- European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 1999 · nominated
Cast & crew
Wei Minzhi
as Wei Minzhi
Zhang Huike
as Zhang Huike
Tian Zhenda
as Village Chief
Gao Enman
as Teacher Gao
- SZ
Sun Zhimei
as Sun Zhimei
- FY
Feng Yuying
as TV Receptionist
- LF
Li Fanfan
as TV Host
- ZY
Zhang Yichang
as Mr. Zhang
- ZX
Zhanqing Xu
as Brick Factory Owner
- LH
Liu Hanzhi
as Zhang Huike's Mother
Directed by Zhang Yimou