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A.O. Scott, New York Times: Despite its deliberate austerity, Not One Less is extraordinarily rich. Read more
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Small movie, big impact. Read more
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Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: This thematic 'lesson' is served up with non-didactic grace complemented by tiny bursts of humour. Read more
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture: The Chinese director Zhang Yimou has a rare gift for dramatizing highly theatrical stories in highly naturalistic settings. Read more
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: For Chinese viewers, this film will play as a human drama. For Western viewers, there's almost equal interest at the edges of the screen, in the background, in the locations and incidental details that show daily life in today's China. Read more
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: This film may seem slow, and its concerns distant to many American viewers. But Not One Less is a movie whose humanity is irresistibly, even joyfully, accessible. Read more
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle: It's an excellent movie for kids, because it is about how amazing children can be. Read more
Leslie Camhi, Village Voice: With Not One Less, Zhang Yimou has fashioned what feels like an uncannily accurate portrait of a culture where Communist ideology has vanished like a brief dream, as traditional community values clash with the burgeoning cult of money. Read more