Released:
1999-10-30

Overview:
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.

Director:
Zhang Yimou

Runtime:
1h 46min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Wei Minzhi
  as
  Wei Minzhi
• 
  Zhang Huike
  as
  Zhang Huike
• 
  Tian Zhenda
  as
  Village Chief
• 
  Gao Enman
  as
  Teacher Gao
• 
  Sun Zhimei
  as
  Sun Zhimei