Not One Less
E443070
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Not One Less canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4459884 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Not One Less Context triple: [Zhang Yimou, notableWork, Not One Less]
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A.
Last Seen Wearing
"Last Seen Wearing" is a crime novel in Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse series, featuring the detective's investigation into the disappearance of a schoolgirl.
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B.
No Other
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C.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
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D.
Tears Are Not Enough
"Tears Are Not Enough" is a 1985 Canadian charity single recorded by a supergroup of Canadian artists to raise funds for famine relief in Africa.
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E.
You Ain't the First
"You Ain't the First" is an acoustic, country-tinged rock song by Guns N' Roses known for its laid-back, barroom style and breakup-themed lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Not One Less Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Last Seen Wearing
"Last Seen Wearing" is a crime novel in Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse series, featuring the detective's investigation into the disappearance of a schoolgirl.
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B.
No Other
No Other is a 1974 solo album by American singer-songwriter Gene Clark, acclaimed for its ambitious production, genre-blending sound, and later cult status despite an initially poor commercial reception.
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C.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
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D.
Tears Are Not Enough
"Tears Are Not Enough" is a 1985 Canadian charity single recorded by a supergroup of Canadian artists to raise funds for famine relief in Africa.
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E.
You Ain't the First
"You Ain't the First" is an acoustic, country-tinged rock song by Guns N' Roses known for its laid-back, barroom style and breakup-themed lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Not One Less Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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