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.

CAST

Wei MinzhiWei Minzhi

Zhang HuikeZhang Huike

Tian ZhendaVillage Chief

Gao EnmanTeacher Gao

Sun ZhimeiSun Zhimei

Feng YuyingTV Receptionist

Li FanfanTV Host

Zhang YichangMr. Zhang

Zhanqing XuBrick Factory Owner

Liu HanzhiZhang Huike's Mother

Ma GuolinBus Station Man

Wu WanluTV Station Manager

Ru LiuTrain Station Announcer

Wang ShulanStationery Store Clerk

Fu XinminTV Station Director

Not One Less

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