Breaking the Silence

    Breaking the Silence
    2000

    Synopsis

    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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      Cast

      • Gong LiSun Liying
      • Lü Liping
      • Lei Kesheng
      • Shi Jingming
      • Gao Xin
      • Yue Xiuqing
      • Qing Lin
      • Li Chengru
      • Yufeng Zhou
      • Yue Guan

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