Break Free (TV series)

Break Free 曙光
Story by	Koh Teng Liang Tan Chun Ann
Starring	Tay Ping Hui Terence Cao Zhang Zhen Huan Andie Chen Yvonne Lim Kate Pang
Opening theme	想飞 by Kelvin Tan
Country of origin	Malaysia Singapore
Original language(s)	Mandarin
No. of episodes	30
Production
Producer(s)	Joe Ma
Distributor	MediaCorp TV
Release
Original network	Mediacorp Channel 8 (Singapore)
Picture format	16:9 HDTV
Original release	18 March – 26 April 2013
Chronology
Preceded by	C.L.I.F. 2
Followed by	96°C Café
External links
Website

Break Free (simplified Chinese: 曙光) is a television series and the eighth Malaysian production by MediaCorp Studios Malaysia. Filming began in July 2012 and took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It made its debut in Singapore on 18 March 2013. It is scheduled to air on Malaysia on 27 March 2013. The drama's initial Chinese title was "囚鸟" but due to viewership considerations, the title was changed later on in Channel 8's Dramatasy 2012 event.

The series is about four men from different backgrounds who were convicted to jail and their aftermaths when they were released.

The series is one of three drama serials to tie-in for 3rd-highest-rated drama serial in 2013 (with It's a Wonderful Life and The Journey: A Voyage), behind C.L.I.F. 2 (with 901,000) and later The Dream Makers (with 885,000). It is also, so far, the highest-rated series for MediaCorp Studios Malaysia, with an average viewership of 835,000.

Four men leave prison, each facing an uncertain future. The first one, Li Tianming, is a hot headed and emotional man who owns a moving company. He originally led a happy and contented life, not knowing that his wife, Huang Hai Tang, was having an affair with her qigong master, Wang Xiao Tian. His younger sister, Li Chun Li, ganged up with her husband, Xiong Zhenghui, to cheat their mother of her life savings. Thus the siblings became bitter enemies. Once, in a fight, Tianming chopped Zheng Hui’s hand, and was sentenced to jail. Just before he was released, he received news that his mother had died, and that his wife was asking for a divorce. Tianming had suddenly lost everything, including his house and daughter, to Wang Xiao Tian.

At this point in time, Tian Shi Shi, a social worker, got to know the four prisoners. She was kind hearted and helpful, but ended up embroiled the lives and relationships of the four men.

Jin Yongcheng used to be an alcoholic gambler, who hit his wife. Thus, his wife took his daughter, Jin Hui Chen, and attempted suicide. Luckily Jin Yong Cheng arrived in time to rescue his daughter, but was too late to save his wife. As he was guilt ridden and drank even more, he killed Ye Zhi Bin’s cousin while drink-driving and was sentenced to prison. With her mother dead and father in prison, Jin Hui Chen became rebellious with a hatred for her father. Her father was in no position to discipline her, and she had a reputation for being a wild and problematic child.

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