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Encyclopedia > Not One Less
Not One Less
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Not One Less
Directed by Zhang Yimou
Written by Shi Xiangsheng
Starring Wei Minzhi
Zhang Huike
Produced by Zhang Yimou
Distributed by Columbia Tristar
Release date 1999
Runtime 106 min.
Language Mandarin
Budget unknown
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Not One Less (一个都不能少: pinyin: Yï gè döu bù néng shǎo) is a 1999 drama movie by Chinese director Zhang Yimou. It centers around a 13 year old school teacher, Wei Minzhi (played by Wei Minzhi), in the Chinese countryside who is placed in charge of the school after the previous teacher leaves. 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 so that she might bring him home. Image File history File links Not_One_Less. ... Image File history File links Not_One_Less. ... Zhang Yimou (Simplified Chinese: 张艺谋; Traditional Chinese: 張藝謀; pinyin: ) (born November 14, 1950) is a Chinese filmmaker and cinematographer who made his directorial debut in 1987 with the film Red Sorghum. ... Zhang Yimou (Simplified Chinese: 张艺谋; Traditional Chinese: 張藝謀; pinyin: ) (born November 14, 1950) is a Chinese filmmaker and cinematographer who made his directorial debut in 1987 with the film Red Sorghum. ... Columbia Pictures logo, used only in the early-1990s Columbia Pictures, now Columbia-Tristar Pictures after their merger with the former Tristar Entertainment, is a film production company, and part of Sony Pictures Entertainment. ... Standard Mandarin is the official Chinese spoken language used by the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of China on Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore. ... See also: 1998 in film, other events of 1999, 2000 in film, list of years in film. Events April 7 - Star Wars fans begin lining up at movie theaters in Westwood and Hollywood to buy tickets for Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom Menace May 3 - A Durham, North Carolina... Drama is a term generally used to refer to a literary form involving parts written for actors to perform. ... Films are produced by recording actual people and objects with cameras, or by creating them using animation techniques and/or special effects. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Zhang Yimou (Simplified Chinese: 张艺谋; Traditional Chinese: 張藝謀; pinyin: ) (born November 14, 1950) is a Chinese filmmaker and cinematographer who made his directorial debut in 1987 with the film Red Sorghum. ...


Made like a documentary-drama using a troupe of non-professional actors, the theme of the story is rural poverty and illiteracy, and Zhang often retains their actual names in the film. Documentary film is a broad category of cinematic expression united by the intent to remain factual or non-fictional. ...


The film has won 10 international film award including awards at The Golden Rooster Awards, São Paulo International Film Festival and The Venice Film Festival. The Venice Film Festival (Mostra Internazionale dArte Cinematografica) takes place every year in late August/early September on the Lido di Venezia in the historic Palazzo del Cinema on the Lungomare Marconi, in Venice, Italy. ...


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