Breaking the Silence
Overview
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.
About Breaking the Silence (2000)
Released in 2000, Breaking the Silence is a drama film (China). It was directed by Sun Zhou and written by Liu Heng and Sun Zhou. The cast is led by Gong Li, Lü Liping, Lei Kesheng, Shi Jingming and Gao Xin. With a runtime of 1h 30m, the film averages 7.0/10 across 6 TMDB ratings.
MyFlixer streams Breaking the Silence in HD from several servers. Click Watch Now, select a server, and enjoy the full movie without subscriptions or pop-up sign-up forms. If you like drama movies, The Safety of Objects, Hardball and Alex of Venice are worth adding to your list.
