
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.

as Wei Minzhi

as Zhang Huike

as Village Chief

as Teacher Gao

as Sun Zhimei

as TV Receptionist

as TV Host

as Mr. Zhang

as Brick Factory Owner

as Zhang Huike's Mother

as Bus Station Man

as TV Station Manager

as Train Station Announcer

as Stationery Store Clerk

as TV Station Director

as Juxin Restaurant Manager

as Student

as Student

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as Student