Breaking the Silence (film)

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Breaking the Silence
Directed by
Written byLiu Heng

Sun Zhou
Produced byHuang Yong
Zhao Xindian
StarringGong Li
CinematographyLü Yue
Edited byZhai Ru
Nancy Muqing
Music byZhao Jiping
Release date
  • February 13, 2000 (2000-02-13) (Berlin)
Running time
90 min.
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

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 . 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.[1][2]

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.

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  1. ^ "Record 46 Countries in Race for Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2000-11-20. Archived from the original on 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
  2. ^ "AMPAS Announces the Nominees for the 73rd Academy Awards". indieWire. Archived from the original on February 12, 2005. Retrieved 2008-07-19.

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