Plot Summary
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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Director & Crew
Sun Zhou
Director
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Breaking the Silence was directed by Sun Zhou and released in 2000.
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Breaking the Silence has a runtime of 1 hours and 30 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 2000-05-26
- Status
- Released