Breaking the Silence (2000)

ALL 05/26/2000 (zh) Drama 90 Min
  • Release
    05/26/2000
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    64%
  • Original title
    漂亮妈妈
  • Original language
    zh
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

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.

  1. Sun Zhou

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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Breaking the Silence (2000) 90 Min

ALL 05/26/2000 (zh)
Drama
  • Release 05/26/2000
  • Production
  • Original title 漂亮妈妈
  • zh
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. Sun Zhou

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer