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A young woman is ordered to a remote Chinese village to be a substitute teacher. Barely older than her students, the shy girl is charged with keeping the class intact for one month or she won't be paid. When one of her students disappears into the city to find work, the stubborn teacher is dete...

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Corporate Authors: Sony Pictures Classics (Firm), Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia (Firm), Guangxi dian ying zhi pian chang., Beijing xin hua mian ying ye you xian gong si.
Other Authors: Zhang, Yimou., Wei, Minzhi., Shi, Xiangsheng.
Language:Chinese
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Summary:A young woman is ordered to a remote Chinese village to be a substitute teacher. Barely older than her students, the shy girl is charged with keeping the class intact for one month or she won't be paid. When one of her students disappears into the city to find work, the stubborn teacher is determined to follow the boy and bring him back to school. Once in the city, her simple peasant pleas fall on deaf ears, and only when the local television sympathizes does her search bear fruit.
Item Description:Closed-captioned.
Widescreen.
Based on There is a sun in the sky by Shi Xiangsheng.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, Dolby digital.
Audience:Rated G.
Awards:Venice Film Festival, 1999.
A Golden Lion Award in the 56th Venice International Movie Festival.
Production Credits:Photography, Hou Yong ; editor, Zhai Ru ; music, San Bao.
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [2000]
ISBN:0767853512