Synopsis
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.
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Festival History
- Berlin International Film Festival 2000 generic
- Hawai’i International Film Festival 2000 generic
- Montreal World Film Festival 2000 generic
Titles
| Alternate title | Plus fort que le silence | |
| Alternate title | Breaking the Silence |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
