Not One Less

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Not One Less

Directed by	Zhang Yimou
Produced by	Zhang Yimou
Written by	Shi Xiangsheng
Starring	Wei Minzhi Zhang Huike
Music by	San Bao
Cinematography	Hou Yong
Editing by	Zhai Ru
Distributed by	Columbia Tristar
Release date(s)	Venice: September 7, 1999 United States: February 18, 2000
Running time	106 min.
Language	Mandarin
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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 film drama by Chinese director Zhang Yimou. Zhang himself refers to it as "one of my best films".

It centers on a 13 year-old substitute school teacher, Wei Minzhi (played by the actress of the same name), in the Chinese countryside who is placed in charge of the school after the previous teacher leaves temporarily for a month. 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 to bring him home.

The film depicts rural poverty and illiteracy and is filmed in a neorealist/documentary style using a troupe of non-professional actors; Zhang often uses the actors' real names as their character names, effectively blurring the boundaries between drama and life.

1 Reception
- 1.1 Awards
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Reception

The film was received with critical acclaim and won ten international film awards, 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). Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 'fresh' 95% rating. ^[1]

[edit] Awards

Venice Film Festival, 1999
- Golden Lion
- Lanterna Magica award
- Sergio Trasatti award
- Unicef award
Golden Rooster Awards, 1999
- Best director, Zhang Yimou
São Paulo International Film Festival, 1999
- Audience Award
European Film Awards, 1999
- Screen International Award (nominated)
Kinema Junpo Awards, 2001
- Best Foreign Language Film Director- Zhang Yimou
Isfahan International Festival of Films for Children & Young Adults, 2001
- Golden Butterfly

[edit] References

^ Not One Less. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2007-07-14.

[edit] External links

Not One Less at the Internet Movie Database
Not One Less at Allmovie
Not One Less at Rotten Tomatoes
Not One Less at the Chinese Movie Database
Young Chinese Star Looks Towards College
Wei Minzhi: Movie Acting Changed Her Life

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Films directed by Zhang Yimou

Red Sorghum (1987) • Codename Cougar (1989) • Ju Dou (1990) • Raise the Red Lantern (1991) • The Story of Qiu Ju (1992) • To Live (1994) • Shanghai Triad (1995) • Keep Cool (1997) • The Road Home (1999) • Not One Less (1999) • Happy Times (2000) • Hero (2002) • House of Flying Daggers (2004) • Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005) • Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

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