Breaking the Silence (film)
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Breaking the Silence 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.
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
.
Cinema of China
The Chinese-language cinema has three distinct historical threads: Cinema of Hong Kong, Cinema of China, and Cinema of Taiwan. Since 1949 the cinema of mainland China has operated under restrictions imposed by the Communist Party of China's State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television and...
directed
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
by Sun Zhou. It was China's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards
73rd Academy Awards
The 73rd Academy Awards honored the best films of 2000 and was held on March 25, 2001. It was the last Academy Awards to take place at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium...
for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Breaking the Silence stars the internationally known Gong Li
Gong Li
Gong Li is a Chinese film actress. Gong first came into international prominence through close collaboration with Chinese director Zhang Yimou and is credited with helping to bring Chinese cinema to Europe and the United States....
as a single mother who struggles to raise her deaf child. The film premiered internationally at the 2000 Berlin International Film Festival
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...
.
The film was one of three films voted Best Picture in the 2001 Hundred Flowers Awards
Hundred Flowers Awards
The People's Hundred Flowers Film Festival or Hundred Flowers Awards, equivalent the China's Golden Globes, are considered, together with the Golden Rooster Awards, the most prestigious film awards in China...
.
See also
- List of submissions to the 73rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
External links
- Breaking the Silence from the Chinese Movie Database