Not One Less
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Not One Less is a 1999 Chinese drama film directed by Zhang Yimou that follows a young substitute teacher’s struggle to keep her impoverished rural students from dropping out of school.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| ageRating | suitable for general audiences ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Golden Lion
NERFINISHED
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UNICEF Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | a story by Shi Xiangsheng ⓘ |
| boxOfficeRegion | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Gao Enman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Li Fan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tian Zhenda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Hou Yong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| director | Zhang Yimou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorStyle | minimalist ⓘ |
| distributor | Miramax Films ⓘ |
| editedBy | Zhou Ying NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | 1999 Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | color ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Hebei Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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social realist film ⓘ |
| languageSubtitles | English subtitles available in international releases ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Wei Minzhi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zhang Huike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Wei Minzhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | San Bao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | neo-realist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of rural educational hardship in China
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use of real-life villagers and students as actors ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young substitute teacher struggles to prevent her impoverished rural students from dropping out of school. ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Beijing New Picture Film Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | substitute teacher ⓘ |
| releaseDateChina | 1999-09-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 106 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Shi Xiangsheng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | rural China ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | compulsory education in China ⓘ |
| theme |
access to schooling
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education ⓘ poverty ⓘ rural-urban divide ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 1990s ⓘ |
| usesNonProfessionalActors | true ⓘ |
| VeniceFilmFestivalSection | main competition ⓘ |
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