Film

Not One Less

7.519991h 46m18Drama

Age rating: 18
Director: Zhang Yimou
Year: 1999

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.

Top cast

Wei Minzhi

Zhang Huike

Tian Zhenda

Village Chief

Gao Enman

Teacher Gao

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

Directed by

Zhang Yimou

Written by

Xiangsheng Shi

Produced by

Yu Zhao, Zhang Weiping