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.
| Title | Breaking the Silence |
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| Year | 2000 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | China |
| Studio | |
| Cast | Gong Li, Lü Liping, Lei Kesheng, Shi Jingming, Gao Xin, Yue Xiuqing |
| Crew | Liu Heng (Writer), Sun Zhou (Writer), Shao Xiaoli (Writer), Sun Zhou (Director), Lü Yue (Director of Photography) |
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| Release | May 26, 2000 |
| Runtime | 90 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 6.40 / 10 by 5 users |
| Popularity | 1 |
| Budget | 0 |
| Revenue | 0 |
| Language | 普通话 |
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