Not One Less

1999 · 1h46 · Film

Directed by Zhang Yimou

Starring Wei Minzhi, Zhang Huike, Tian Zhenda, Gao Enman, Sun Zhimei, Feng Yuying, Li Fanfan, Zhang Yichang, Zhanqing Xu, Liu Hanzhi

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

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.

Original title

一个都不能少

Original language

Chinese

Screenplay

Xiangsheng Shi

Music

San Bao

Cinematography

Hou Yong

Cast

Gao Enman, Sun Zhimei, Feng Yuying, Li Fanfan, Zhang Yichang, Zhanqing Xu, Liu Hanzhi, Ma Guolin, Wu Wanlu

Updated July 22, 2026

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