Film
Breaking the Silence
2000Directed by Sun Zhou
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- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
About Breaking the Silence
- Drama
Synopsis
Gong Li stars in this low-key drama about a single mother who will do anything to provide for her son. Sun Liying (Li) struggles to care for her hearing-impaired child Zheng Da (Gao Xin) after her taxi driver husband divorces her. After Zheng Da gets his hearing aid smashed in a fight with classmates, Sun Liying sets out to raise 5,000 yuan (a small fortune) to buy him a replacement. A friend helps her set up an unauthorized bookstall, which soon gets raided by the police. Later she splits her time delivering newspapers and cleaning house for a rich businessman. This film was screened at the 2000 Berlin Film Festival.
- Director
- Sun Zhou
- Writers
- Liu Heng
- Sun Zhou
- Shao Xiaoli
- Original title
- 漂亮妈妈
