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Not One Less(1999)
Status: Released
Date: 1999-10-30
75%
188 Votes
Time: 1h 46m
In her village, she was the teacher. In the city, she discovered how much she had to learn.
Overview:
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.
Languages: Mandarin.
Countries:
China,
Hong Kong,
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Guangxi Film Studio
Bejing New Picture Distribution Company
Film Productions Asia
CP Film Production Asia
Movie: Not One Less
Top 10 Billed Cast
Wei Minzhi
Wei Minzhi
Zhang Huike
Zhang Huike
Tian Zhenda
Village Chief
Gao Enman
Teacher Gao
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