Not One Less

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.

Zhang Yimou’s 'Not One Less' was made with a small budget and non-professional actors, embracing realism and aligning with independent filmmaking traditions.