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1999 film by Zhang Yimou

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Not One Less is a 1999 Chinese drama film directed by Zhang Yimou, who also served as producer. The film features Hou Yong as director of photography and San Bao as composer. It was produced by Guangxi Film Studio, Bejing New Picture Distribution Company, Film Productions Asia, Columbia Pictures, and CP Film Production Asia. The narrative is set in Hebei, China, during the 1990s, focusing on poverty, child labour, and social issues.

The movie received the Golden Lion award and was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Non-European Film. It has a runtime of 106 minutes and was distributed by Fandango at Home in video on demand format. The film holds review scores of 96%, 7.6/10, and 73/100, with a box office total of 40,000,000. It is recognized in the Golden Lion collection.

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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.

Released: 1999-10-30106 minDir: Zhang YimouDrama

Cast

  • Wei Minzhi as Wei Minzhi
  • Zhang Huike as Zhang Huike
  • Tian Zhenda as Village Chief
  • Gao Enman as Teacher Gao
  • Sun Zhimei as Sun Zhimei
  • Feng Yuying as TV Receptionist

Themes

  • class
  • village
  • mayor
  • mountain
  • promise
  • teacher
  • money
  • food
  • chalk

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Ratings

IMDb

7.7/10

9,823 votes

Year
1999
Runtime
106 min
Genres
Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
China
Original language
Chinese
Director
Zhang Yimou
Composer
San Bao
Cinematographer
Hou Yong
Narrative location
China
Duration
106
FilmAffinity ID
791152
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2001-01-26
distributed by
Fandango at Home
title
一个都不能少
set in period
1990s
review score
73/100
box office
40000000
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