Movie: Breaking the Silence

Top 10 Billed Cast

Gong Li
Gong Li

Sun Liying

Lü Liping
Lü Liping

Lei Kesheng
Lei Kesheng

Shi Jingming
Shi Jingming

Gao Xin
Gao Xin

Yue Xiuqing
Xiuqing Yue

Qing Lin
Qing Lin

Li Chengru
李成儒

Yufeng Zhou
Yufeng Zhou

Yue Guan
Yue Guan

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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.

  • Release Date

    2000-05-26

  • Average

    6.4

  • Rating:

    3.2 starts
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  • Languages:

    普通话

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