Release Date | 1999-10-30 |
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Runtime | 106 minutes |
Genres | Drama |
Stars | Wei Minzhi, Zhang Huike, Tian Zhenda, Gao Enman, Sun Zhimei |
Directors | Zhang Yimou, Xiangsheng Shi, Xiaofeng Hu, Zhang Weiping, Wu Lala |
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.