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.

[1][2] Breaking the Silence stars the internationally known Gong Li as a single mother who struggles to raise her deaf child.

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