Breaking the Silence (2000)
- Original title
- 漂亮妈妈
- Directed by
- Sun Zhou
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A single mother in China works hard to raise her young deaf son on her own. She faces daily challenges and big decisions to give him a good life and an education.
emotionally intensefocusedintimatemovingrealisticheartfeltdeterminedresilient
What happens
Breaking the Silence (simplified Chinese: 漂亮妈妈; traditional Chinese: 漂亮媽媽; pinyin: Piàoliang māma; lit. 'pretty mother') is a 2000 Chinese film directed by Sun Zhou. It was China's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Breaking the Silence stars the internationally known Gong Li as a single mother who struggles to raise her deaf child. The film premiered internationally at the 2000 Berlin International Film Festival. The film was one of three films voted Best Picture in the 2001 Hundred Flowers Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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