Breaking the Silence (2000)

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.

Released May 26, 2000 90 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: imdb.deaf-child, imdb.single-mother, imdb.boy, imdb.china, imdb.deafness, imdb.mother-son-relationship, imdb.husband + 2 more, soundmix.dolby, aspectratio.1-48-1

Country: China
Production Country: China
Languages: Mandarin