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Breaking the Silence

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2000-05-261h 30m

Drama

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.

Directors
Sun Zhou
Writters
Liu Heng, Sun Zhou, Shao Xiaoli

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  1. Gong Li

    Gong Li

    Sun Liying

  2. Lü Liping

    Lü Liping

  3. Lei Kesheng

    Lei Kesheng

  4. Shi Jingming

    Shi Jingming

  5. Gao Xin

    Gao Xin

  6. Yue Xiuqing

    Yue Xiuqing

  7. Qing Lin

    Qing Lin

  8. Li Chengru

    Li Chengru

  9. Yufeng Zhou

    Yufeng Zhou

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Status
Released
Original Language
Chinese
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