Breaking the Silence (film)

Infobox_Film


caption =
name = Breaking the Silence
imdb_id = 0236598
amg_id = 1:187061
writer = Liu Heng
Shao Xiaoli
Sun Zhou
starring = Gong Li
director = Sun Zhou
music = Zhao Jiping
cinematography = Lü Yue
editor = Zhai Ru
Nancy Muqing
producer = Huang Yong
Zhao Xindian
distributor =
runtime = 90 min.
released = Berlin International Film Festival:
February 13, 2000
country = People's Republic of China
language = Mandarin
budget =

"Breaking the Silence" (zh-stpl|s=漂亮妈妈|t=漂亮媽媽|p="Piāoliàng māma"|l=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.cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2000/00.11.20.a.html|title=Record 46 Countries in Race for Oscar|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=2000-11-20|accessdate=2008-07-19] cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/biz/biz_010213_OscarNoms.html|title=AMPAS Announces the Nominees for the 73rd Academy Awards|publisher=indieWire|accessdate=2008-07-19]

"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.

ee also

*List of submissions to the 73rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0236598|title=Breaking the Silence
*amg title|id=1:187061|title=Breaking the Silence
* [http://dianying.com/en/title/plm1999 "Breaking the Silence"] from the Chinese Movie Database