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.
Year 1999
Studio Guangxi Film Studio, Bejing New Picture Distribution Company, Film Productions Asia, Columbia Pictures, CP Film Production Asia
Director Zhang Yimou
Crew Zhang Yimou (Director), Xiangsheng Shi (Writer), Cao Juiping (Production Design), Ru Zhai (Editor), Zhang Zhenyan (Production Manager), Hu Xiaofeng (Production Manager)
Popularity 3
Language 普通话





