Oct 30, 1999
106 min
Full-HD

Not One Less (1999)

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.

Category

Drama

Country

China Hong Kong United States of America

Companies

Guangxi Film Studio Bejing New Picture Distribution Company Film Productions Asia Columbia Pictures CP Film Production Asia

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

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