Breaking the Silence

Breaking the Silence

6.4

2000-05-26

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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Breaking the Silence

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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.

Released

2000-05-26

Runtime

90

Director

Sun Zhou

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

Language

普通话

Production

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    Gong Li

    巩俐
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    Lü Liping

    Lü Liping
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    Lei Kesheng

    Lei Kesheng
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    Shi Jingming

    Shi Jingming
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    Gao Xin

    Gao Xin
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    Yue Xiuqing

    Xiuqing Yue
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    Qing Lin

    Qing Lin
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    Li Chengru

    李成儒
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    Yufeng Zhou

    Yufeng Zhou
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    Yue Guan

    Yue Guan