Not One Less
Drama
7.492/10
|CN
|zh
|106 min
Release Date: 1999-10-30
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.
Production Companies
Guangxi Film StudioBejing New Picture Distribution CompanyFilm Productions AsiaColumbia PicturesCP Film Production Asia
User Reviews
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Alunauwie
9/10
The film Not One Less, adapted from Shi Xiansheng’s 1997 story A Sun in the Sky, highlights the real-life struggles of providing education in rural China during the 1990s. With a focus on the nation’s compulsory nine-year education policy, it brings attention to children who are forced to drop out due to poverty and work obligations. This issue remains relevant today, with dropout rates still pres...
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