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.
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Wei Minzhi
Wei Minzhi
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Zhang Huike
Zhang Huike
Tian Zhenda
Village Chief
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Gao Enman
Teacher Gao
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Sun Zhimei
Sun Zhimei
Feng Yuying
TV Receptionist
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Li Fanfan
TV Host
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Zhang Yichang
Mr. Zhang
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Zhanqing Xu
Brick Factory Owner
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Liu Hanzhi
Zhang Huike's Mother
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Ma Guolin
Bus Station Man
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Wu Wanlu
TV Station Manager
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Zhang Yimou Director · Xiangsheng Shi Writer San Bao Composer
United States release February 18, 2000 · Produced in China, Hong Kong SAR China, United States · Production Bejing New Picture Distribution Company, Film Productions Asia
Production
广西电影制片厂
Production
Bejing New Picture Distribution Company
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Film Productions Asia
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
CP Film Production Asia
Production
Guangxi Film Studio
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China · Hong Kong SAR China · United States
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Original title
一个都不能少
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Italy · September 7, 1999
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · February 18, 2000
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
January 21, 2000 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Greece
January 7, 2000 · Theatrical
November 14, 2000 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
December 2, 1999 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 31, 2000 · Digital
Japan
July 1, 2000 · Theatrical · Tokyo
Netherlands
February 10, 2000 · Theatrical
April 22, 2003 · TV · SBS 6
South Korea
October 30, 1999 · Theatrical
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