--- product_id: 14421825 title: "Not One Less" price: "S/.212" currency: PEN in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pe/products/14421825-not-one-less store_origin: PE region: Peru --- # Not One Less **Price:** S/.212 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Not One Less - **How much does it cost?** S/.212 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pe](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/14421825-not-one-less) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Directed by Zhang Yimou, the movie begins when Mr. Gao, a teacher in Xiao Quan primary school, wants to go home to see his sick mother. The head of the neighboring village asks Wei Minzhi to take care of the students in place of Mr. Gao during his leave. Wei Minzhi requires the students to copy the articles of the text every day and she also takes the roll of the students every day, as not a single student is supposed to be absent from the class. Wei Minzhi is extremely serious about her job who doesn't allow anyone to get the students out of her classroom. The 10-year-old Zhang has to leave school and go to the city to work because her family owes a huge debt. Wei Minzhi makes up her mind to get Zhang back from the city no matter what Review: Beauty in simplicity - What good are special effects and action movies if not for their escapist value? But there is much more good to be learned from movies like Zhang Yi-mou's "Not One Less", for what we are watching may be part of everyday reality. In a small school in a remote rural area of China, a thirteen year old girl substitutes for a teacher, who has to visit an ailing parent. This is a job that not too many people want, so a girl not much older than the kids seems to be the only choice. The girl is obviously not cut out to teach 28 kids, whose ages range from kindergarten level to fourth grade. On her first day of teaching, she spends a good part of the day writing the lesson on the board, with the students clueless about what to do. Yet the teacher seems more clueless in what to do next after she is done with her writing. When a dispute breaks out in class, the young teacher has absolutely no idea what her responsibilities are. Yet when events take an interesting turn, she keeps her hopes up and makes the situation into a teachable moment, to the surprise of the village mayor. With steely stubbornness, she heads to the big city to uphold her mission to lose not one less kid from her school not just because she needs the money but also because she has become attached to her students, especially this one. And boy does she get more than she bargained for at the end! There are some very touching moments in this movie, and their effectiveness lies in their sheer simplicity. We get to know what one of the more responsible and sensitive girls in the class feels about the poverty of her school. Her tears were from embarrassment, having revealed to the rest of the school, against her will, her personal feelings. Perhaps she knew there were other possibilities in life, but she felt helpless to attain those possibilities. Another unforgettable scene was the twenty or so kids sharing two cans of Coke, passing it around, with not one kid feeling entitled to more than a single sip. The hunger and desperation that beset both teacher and lost student in the anonymity of the big city. How the TV camera has triggered the teacher's last call for hope. When the boy recognized the teacher on TV and realized that she was specifically looking for him, how could anyone not be touched by his feeling of happiness, relief, and self-pity? It is unfortunate that lack of resources, kids just dropping out of school in order to work, help the family, or move to the city to work, and the limitations in choices when the kids grow up are realities in many impoverished schools, both rural and urban. "Not One Less" is a movie that brings us closer to reality and makes us think about what we can do or contribute to improve other people's lives. Review: An outstanding movie - it brought back memories - I ordered this DVD due to my interest in China. The plot seemed interesting. Little did I expect it to be such a wonderful movie. It is the story of a young substitute teacher barely older than her students who is asked to fill in for the regular village teacher while he is gone for a month. He tells her that if she has the same number of stndents present when he returns as there are when he is leaving, he will pay her a bonus. She is 13 - little older than her students. The village school is a one room affair. The teachers office doubles as her bedroom. Some of the students sleep at the school so presumeably they live to far to go back and forth each day. Not only is she a teacher, she is also a house mother with 24 hour responsibilities for her students. This is a movie that is simple in it's theme but quite effective in the delivery of the message. It is a part of China that is rarely seen - the deep rural areas with few resources and little money. It is a far cry from Shanghai and Beijing. Yet it brought back memories of my elementary school where we had to copy pages from a book. I never knew why - we just did it. Likewise the students have to copy sentences written on the blackboard. Is it make work? We never know. The determination of the teacher is great. We forget and maybe she does too, about her bonus based on numbers. We become absorbed in her adventures and how her students support her. It is an outstanding movie and while it is a very different subject it should be viewed as a way to learn more about China. I highly recommend this movie to anyone with an interest in China and teaching. The latter could be any school, any place that is starved for funds and us largely invisible beyond the town/city/village limits. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 119 Reviews | ## Images ![Not One Less - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71pXottMM-L.jpg) ![Not One Less - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81JAcuPGiOL.jpg) ![Not One Less - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Aqd6ua19L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beauty in simplicity *by L***Z on March 17, 2007* What good are special effects and action movies if not for their escapist value? But there is much more good to be learned from movies like Zhang Yi-mou's "Not One Less", for what we are watching may be part of everyday reality. In a small school in a remote rural area of China, a thirteen year old girl substitutes for a teacher, who has to visit an ailing parent. This is a job that not too many people want, so a girl not much older than the kids seems to be the only choice. The girl is obviously not cut out to teach 28 kids, whose ages range from kindergarten level to fourth grade. On her first day of teaching, she spends a good part of the day writing the lesson on the board, with the students clueless about what to do. Yet the teacher seems more clueless in what to do next after she is done with her writing. When a dispute breaks out in class, the young teacher has absolutely no idea what her responsibilities are. Yet when events take an interesting turn, she keeps her hopes up and makes the situation into a teachable moment, to the surprise of the village mayor. With steely stubbornness, she heads to the big city to uphold her mission to lose not one less kid from her school not just because she needs the money but also because she has become attached to her students, especially this one. And boy does she get more than she bargained for at the end! There are some very touching moments in this movie, and their effectiveness lies in their sheer simplicity. We get to know what one of the more responsible and sensitive girls in the class feels about the poverty of her school. Her tears were from embarrassment, having revealed to the rest of the school, against her will, her personal feelings. Perhaps she knew there were other possibilities in life, but she felt helpless to attain those possibilities. Another unforgettable scene was the twenty or so kids sharing two cans of Coke, passing it around, with not one kid feeling entitled to more than a single sip. The hunger and desperation that beset both teacher and lost student in the anonymity of the big city. How the TV camera has triggered the teacher's last call for hope. When the boy recognized the teacher on TV and realized that she was specifically looking for him, how could anyone not be touched by his feeling of happiness, relief, and self-pity? It is unfortunate that lack of resources, kids just dropping out of school in order to work, help the family, or move to the city to work, and the limitations in choices when the kids grow up are realities in many impoverished schools, both rural and urban. "Not One Less" is a movie that brings us closer to reality and makes us think about what we can do or contribute to improve other people's lives. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An outstanding movie - it brought back memories *by T***U on August 3, 2006* I ordered this DVD due to my interest in China. The plot seemed interesting. Little did I expect it to be such a wonderful movie. It is the story of a young substitute teacher barely older than her students who is asked to fill in for the regular village teacher while he is gone for a month. He tells her that if she has the same number of stndents present when he returns as there are when he is leaving, he will pay her a bonus. She is 13 - little older than her students. The village school is a one room affair. The teachers office doubles as her bedroom. Some of the students sleep at the school so presumeably they live to far to go back and forth each day. Not only is she a teacher, she is also a house mother with 24 hour responsibilities for her students. This is a movie that is simple in it's theme but quite effective in the delivery of the message. It is a part of China that is rarely seen - the deep rural areas with few resources and little money. It is a far cry from Shanghai and Beijing. Yet it brought back memories of my elementary school where we had to copy pages from a book. I never knew why - we just did it. Likewise the students have to copy sentences written on the blackboard. Is it make work? We never know. The determination of the teacher is great. We forget and maybe she does too, about her bonus based on numbers. We become absorbed in her adventures and how her students support her. It is an outstanding movie and while it is a very different subject it should be viewed as a way to learn more about China. I highly recommend this movie to anyone with an interest in China and teaching. The latter could be any school, any place that is starved for funds and us largely invisible beyond the town/city/village limits. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A wonderful warm feel good Chinese movie *by F***R on August 18, 2025* An awesome Chinese movie about a substitute teacher searching for a lost student --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pe/products/14421825-not-one-less](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/14421825-not-one-less) --- *Product available on Desertcart Peru* *Store origin: PE* *Last updated: 2026-05-23*