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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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