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Dominican Rep. Not One Less
6,149
Drama
In a remote mountain village, the teacher must leave for a month, and the mayor can find only a 13-year old girl, Wei Minzhi, to substitute. The teacher leaves one stick of chalk for each day and promises her an extra 10 yuan if there's not one less student when he returns. Within days, poverty forces the class troublemaker, Zhang Huike, to leave for the city to work. Minzhi, possessed of a stubborn streak, determines to bring him back. ... [+]
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"It's an uplifting movie about the rewards of perseverance and community." | ||
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"A beautiful and genuinely spirit-lifting film about poverty and education" | ||
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"Has a warmth and sweetness that is especially hard to resist" | ||
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"It's an excellent movie for kids, because it is about how amazing children can be" | ||
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"At first, the picture is moving. . And suddenly charm turns to quasi-commie didacticism" | ||
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"This is much more than a typically one-dimensional message-movie -- it's obviously the work of a master filmmaker" | ||
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"Despite its deliberate austerity, Not One Less is extraordinarily rich." | ||
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"In many ways, Not One Less resembles the socialist-realist dramas of the early Communist regimes. But Zhang has something smarter and more amusing up his sleeve." |
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