Not One Less (Yi ge dou bu neng shao) (1999)

7.2	Listal rating
7.6	IMDB rating

Chinese (3), (2), Asia (1), Ignorance (1), Spiritual Cinema (1), Poor (1), Rural (1), Wanted (1), Dedication (1), (1999) (1), Sort (1), 80s 90s 00s (1), *saipal (1), SnP (1), Drama (1), China (1), Cross-Cultural (1), School (1), Village (1)

Description

Zhang Yimou's (Raise the Red Lantern) tale of a plucky adolescent substitute teacher in a rural Chinese village, cast entirely with nonactors and shot on location, is an astute example of censorship politics. Taking on touchy issues with a veneer of can-do spirit and happy-ending fantasy, his film is at once rousing and eye-opening. Wei Minzhi is a ... (more)

Directed by

Yimou Zhang

Starring (View all) :

Wei Minzhi

Zhang Huike

Village Chief

Teacher Gao

Sun Zhimei

TV Receptionist

TV Host

Mr Zhang, instructor

Brick factory owner

Zhang Huike's mother

Written by (View all) :

Xiangsheng Shi

writer

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