Not One Less
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| Directed by | Zhang Yimou |
| Produced by | Zhang Yimou |
| Written by | Shi Xiangsheng |
| Starring | Wei Minzhi Zhang Huike |
| Distributed by | Columbia Tristar |
| Release date(s) | 1999 |
| Running time | 106 min. |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Budget | unknown |
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Not One Less (Simplified Chinese: 一个都不能少; Traditional Chinese: 一個都不能少; pinyin: Yī gè dōu bù néng shǎo) is a 1999 drama movie by Chinese director Zhang Yimou. It centers on a 13 year old school teacher, Wei Minzhi (played by Wei Minzhi), in the Chinese countryside who is placed in charge of the school after the previous teacher leaves. Minzhi is told not to lose any students, and when one of the boys, Zhang Huike (played by Zhang Huike) takes off in search of work in the big city, she goes looking for him so that she might bring him home.
Made in the neorealist/documentary-drama style using a troupe of non-professional actors, the theme of the story is rural poverty and illiteracy, and Zhang often retains their actual names in the film.
The film has won 10 international film award including awards at The Golden Rooster Awards, São Paulo International Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival (including the Golden Lion award for Best Picture).
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| The Films of Zhang Yimou |
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| Red Sorghum • Codename Cougar • Ju Dou • Raise the Red Lantern • The Story of Qiu Ju • To Live • Shanghai Triad • Lumière and Company Keep Cool • Not One Less • The Road Home • Happy Times • Hero • House of Flying Daggers Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles • Curse of the Golden Flower |
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