Where to Watch Not One Less (1999) in the US

What it's about

In a remote mountain village, the teacher must leave for a month, and the mayor can find only a 13-year old girl, Wei Minzhi, to substitute. The teacher leaves one stick of chalk for each day and promises her an extra 10 yuan if there's not one less student when he returns. Within days, poverty forces the class troublemaker, Zhang Huike, to leave for the city to work. Minzhi, possessed of a stubborn streak, determines to bring him back. She enlists the 26 remaining pupils in earning money for her trip. She hitches to Jiangjiakou City and begins her search. The boy, meanwhile, is there, lost and begging for food. Minzhi's stubbornness may be Huike and the village school's salvation.

Cast and crew

Director

Yimou Zhang

Writer

Xiangsheng Shi

Starring

Minzhi Wei, Huike Zhang, Zhenda Tian

Details

Release date

Oct 30, 1999

Language

Mandarin

Country

China

Box office

$592,586

Awards

17 wins & 10 nominations

Where to Watch Not One Less (1999) in the US — common questions

Where to watch Not One Less in the United States?

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Can I stream Not One Less or do I have to rent it in the United States?

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