Release Date

26 May, 2000

Runtime

01:30: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

漂亮妈妈

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Actors

Gong Li

Lü Liping

Lei Kesheng

Shi Jingming

Gao Xin

Xiuqing Yue

Qing Lin

李成儒

Yufeng Zhou

Yue Guan

Crew

Liu Heng

Sun Zhou

Shao Xiaoli

Sun Zhou

Lü Yue