Breaking the Silence
20001h 30m7.0
Drama
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genre
- Drama
- Origin
- China
About
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.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Sun Zhou
- Writing
- Liu Heng, Sun Zhou, Shao Xiaoli
- Status
- Released
- Released
- May 26, 2000
Cast
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