Not One Less (1999)

In her village, she was the teacher. In the city, she discovered how much she had to learn.

• Drama

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.

Rating

7.5 / 10 (203 votes)

Release date

October 30, 1999

Runtime

1h 46m

Language

Chinese

Director

Zhang Yimou

Status

Released