Breaking the Silence(Movie, 2000)

Name: Breaking the Silence
Genre: Drama
Released: 2000
Duration: T01:30:00

Original title: "漂亮妈妈" (Chinese (Mandarin)/ZH)

1h 30min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.2/5 (with 3 votes)

Breaking the Silence (simplified Chinese: 漂亮妈妈; traditional Chinese: 漂亮媽媽; pinyin: Piàoliang māma; lit. 'pretty mother') is a 2000 Chinese film directed by Sun Zhou. It was China's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Breaking the Silence stars the internationally known Gong Li as a single mother who struggles to raise her deaf child. The film premiered internationally at the 2000 Berlin International Film Festival. The film was one of three films voted Best Picture in the 2001 Hundred Flowers Awards. ()

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About Breaking the Silence

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: People's Republic of China

Plays in: Beijing

Based on the work of: Emperor Wen of Han

Original language: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Spoken languages: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Translated into 4 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), Japanese (JA), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 05/26/2000

Cast: Gong Li

Director: Sun Zhou

Screenwriter: Emperor Wen of Han

Director of Photography: Lü Yue

Composer: Zhao Jiping

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