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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Gong Li
Sun Liying
Known for
Mulan
Memoirs of a Geisha
Lü Liping
Known for
24 City
Under the Hawthorn Tree
Lei Kesheng
Known for
The Story of Qiu Ju
Shi Jingming
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Mr. Zhao
Obstetrician
Gao Xin
Known for
Nirvana in Fire
Yue Xiuqing
Known for
The Knockout
Qing Lin
Li Chengru
Known for
Moon Man
Big Shot's Funeral
Yufeng Zhou
Yue Guan
Also in
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Strong Dady
Sun Zhou Director · Liu Heng Writer Shao Xiaoli Writer
First release May 26, 2000 · Produced in China · Original title 漂亮妈妈
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China
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Original title
漂亮妈妈
Original language
Chinese
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Chinese
Release dates
China · May 26, 2000
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