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Aftershock (2010)
Tangshan dadizhen (original title)

135 min  -  Drama   -  22 July 2010 (Australia)
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The epic story of a family separated as a result of the Great Tangshan Earthquake of 1976.

Director:

Xiaogang Feng

Writers:

Wu Si (screenplay), Ling Zhang (novel)

Stars:

Daoming Chen, Chen Li and Yi Lu
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fan Xu ...
Li Yuanni
Jingchu Zhang Jingchu Zhang ...
Fang Deng / Wang Deng
Chen Li Chen Li ...
Fang Da
Zi-feng Zhang Zi-feng Zhang ...
Young Fang Deng
Jiajun Zhang Jiajun Zhang ...
Young Fang Da
Yi Lu Yi Lu ...
Yang Zhi
Guoqiang Zhang Guoqiang Zhang ...
Fang Daqiang
Ziwen Wang Ziwen Wang ...
Xiao He
Lixin Yang Lixin Yang ...
Lao Niu
Zhong Lü Zhong Lü ...
Grandmother
Mei Yong Mei Yong ...
Aunt
Li-li Liu Li-li Liu ...
Sichuan Mother
Daoming Chen Daoming Chen ...
Wang Deqing (Deng's Foster Father)
Jin Chen Jin Chen ...
Dong Guilan (Deng's Foster Mother)
Baowen Zhang Baowen Zhang ...
Wang Zhiguo's Wife
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Storyline

In Tangshan, the truck driver Da Qiang, his wife Yuan Ni and their twin Fang Da and Fang Deng are a happy simple family. On 27 July 1976, a devastating earthquake destroys Tangshan, and Da Qiang dies while trying to rescue his children from their apartment. When a collapsed beam traps Fang Da and Fang Deng, Yuan Ni is forced to decide between saving her son or daughter and she chooses Fang Da. However, her daughter Fang Deng overhears her mother's choice and miraculously survives. She is rescued by a soldier and adopted by Mr. Wang and his wife with the name Wang Deng. Thirty-two years later, after an earthquake in China, Wang Deng that is married with a Canadian lawyer and lives in Vancouver with her daughter, travels to China and voluntarily joins the rescue team. She meets by chance Fang Da and she leans the drama of Yuan Ni along all those years. The family is finally reunited at Yuan Ni's home where bitterness are exposed and resolved. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  

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23 seconds, 32 years.

Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Землетрясение See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$568,470 (Singapore) (29 August 2010)
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

In Japan, the movie, based on the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, was originally scheduled for nationwide release on 26 March 2011, but the distributor Shochiku has postponed the release "in view of the devastation caused by the earthquake [and tsunami that occurred on 11 March] and out of consideration for the victims and their families." See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: When Fang Da and his girlfriend are driving along the freeway, the year is stated to be 1995 but there is clearly visible a MY 2005 VW Jetta through the driver side window. See more »