Not One Less

– Teacher Gao loves the students in his poor village and is devoted to educating them in the hope of t..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 46 Minutes
Release Year:
1999
Original Name:
一個都不能少
Not One Less (1999) - Also known as 一個都不能少

Teacher Gao loves the students in his poor village and is devoted to educating them in the hope of their greater futures. When he is called away to tend to his dying mother for a month, the Mayor calls in an inexperienced 13 year-old replacement, Wei Minzhi; much to Teacher Gao's dismay. Teacher Gao cannot stand the thought of losing anymore students: he has already lost twelve to ever-increasing attrition, and he promises Wei an extra 10 yuan if she succeeds in ensuring that upon his return, there will be not one less. Wei's difficult mission to fulfill Teacher Gao's wish and her own concern for the welfare of the children begins.

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Not One Less (1999) - Trailer

Release Date:

30 Oct 1999

Language:

Mandarin

MPAA Content-Rating:
G – General Audiences

All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.

Director:

Yimou Zhang

Writer:

Xiangsheng Shi

Main Actors:

Minzhi Wei, Huike Zhang, Zhenda Tian, Enman Gao

Plot:

In a remote mountain village, the teacher must leave for a month, and the mayor can find only a 13-year old girl, Wei Minzhi, to substitute. The teacher leaves one stick of chalk for each day and promises her an extra 10 yuan if there's not one less student when he returns. Within days, poverty forces the class troublemaker, Zhang Huike, to leave for the city to work. Minzhi, possessed of a stubborn streak, determines to bring him back. She enlists the 26 remaining pupils in earning money for her trip. She hitches to Jiangjiakou City and begins her search. The boy, meanwhile, is there, lost and begging for food. Minzhi's stubbornness may be Huike and the village school's salvation.

Awards:

17 wins & 1 nomination.

Production:

Sony Classics

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
95%
Metacritic:
73%