Not One Less behind the scenes gags

Not One Less

All the actors in the film are amateur actors. In order to find suitable actors, Zhang Yimou interviewed more than 20,000 children ; in addition, the actors used their real names in the film. The identity is also consistent with the identity in reality .
In the process of adapting the script, Zhang Yimou talked behind closed doors with the original author Shi Xiangsheng for 4 months ; in the end, the older male protagonist in the original work was replaced by a 13-year-old junior high school girl Wei Minzhi, and the overall focus was on the minor children. Body .
In pursuit of realism, the slogans on the blackboard in the film were written by village teachers in the filming location .
The film was originally registered for the main competition unit of the Cannes International Film Festival, but because of the selection process, some people believed that the film was promoting the Chinese government. So a few days before the announcement of the shortlist for the main competition, Zhang Yimou announced the withdrawal of the film and issued an open letter to the Cannes International Film Festival to express his protest .
After the filming of Wei Minzhi and Zhang Huike, there have been good-hearted people who supported them to go to school and successfully completed their studies .
Zhang Yimou donated a Shuiquan Hope Primary School for the filming location .
Because the film is in line with China's policies, the National Copyright Administration of China issued a copyright protection notice for this film. This is the first time that China has officially protected the copyright of Chinese-made films .