Not One Less
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Zhang Yimou
Wei Minzhi
Zhang Huike
Tian Zhenda
Gao Enman
Sun Zhimei
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
13-year-old Wei Minzhi, who can barely read or write herself, is chosen to take over her impoverished village's one-room schoolhouse when its sole teacher must suddenly leave for one month to care for his ailing mother. Warned not to let a single student drop out over the course of his absence, Wei keeps a stern eye on her students, especially Zhang Huike, a bright but naughty 10-year-old boy. When Zhang doesn't show up for school one day, Wei is determined to go into the city, find him and bring him back.
Director
Zhang Yimou
Cast
Wei Minzhi
Zhang Huike
Tian Zhenda
Gao Enman
Sun Zhimei
Feng Yuying
Li Fanfan
Zhang Yichang
Xu Zhanqing
Liu Hanzhi
Ma Guolin
Wu Wanlu
Liu Ru
Wang Shulan
Fu Xinmin
Bai Mei
Zhang Mingshan
Jiao Jie
Rong Huimin
Sun Zhiwei
Ming Xinhong
Tian Xuewei
Li Mei
Li Lingyu
Crew
Wang Bin
Wang Dong
Xie Dong
Xiao Han
Li Hong
Wang Lihong
Lin Qian
Zhai Ru
Yang Shaoyu
Ya Te
Yu Ting
Zhang Weiping
Li Wen
Zhong Wenjun
Huang Xinming
Ma Ying
Hou Yong
Zhao Yu
Hou Zhihua
Tai Zuhui
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Golden Lion for Best Feature Film at the 1999 Venice International Film Festival.
Released in United States January 2000
Released in United States October 1999
Released in United States on Video August 22, 2000
Released in United States September 1999
Released in United States Winter February 18, 2000
Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival January 13-24, 2000.
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Closing Night) October 14-23, 1999.
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (in competition) September 1-11, 1999.
Director Zhang Yimou pulled this film, along with his "The Road Home" (1998/China), from the 1999 Cannes Film Festival when a Cannes committee member criticized that film as propaganda.
Debut feature for Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia.
All of the roles in the film are played by non-professionals and, in nearly every case, each 'actor' is playing the same role he or she has in life.
Limited release in United Kingdom June 22, 2000.
Released in United States January 2000 (Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival January 13-24, 2000.)
Released in United States January 2000 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) January 20-30, 2000.)
Released in United States Winter February 18, 2000
Released in United States on Video August 22, 2000
Released in United States September 1999 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (in competition) September 1-11, 1999.)
Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Closing Night) October 14-23, 1999.)
