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Overview
"In her village, she was the teacher. In the city, she discovered how much she had to learn."
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.
Score Distribution
Score Distribution
84.3/100
Very Good
90-100
42%(1235)
80-89
28%(824)
70-79
18%(529)
60-69
8%(235)
50-59
3%(88)
0-49
1%(29)
Total Reviews: 2,940Based on user ratings
Details
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Release Date
- October 30, 1999
- Languages
- Mandarin
- Director
- Production
- Production Countries
- China, Hong Kong, United States of America