Piao liang ma ma (Breaking the Silence) (2000)
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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… More 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. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
- Directed By
- Sun Zhou, Zhou Sun
- Written By
- Sun Zhou
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1999 Wide
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Cast
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Li Gong
as Sun Liying
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Gao Xiu
as Zheng Da
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Shi Jingming
as Fang Zipin
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Lu Liping
as Jiao
- Xin Gao
- Xiuqing Yue
- Yue Guan