Aftershock (2010) Tangshan dadizhen (original title)

Director:

Xiaogang Feng

Writers:

Wu Si (screenplay)
Ling Zhang (novel)

Release Date:

22 July 2010 (Australia)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

23 seconds, 32 years.

Plot:

The epic story of a family separated as a result of the Great Tangshan Earthquake of 1976.

Plot Keywords:

Earthquake | China | Tangshan Earthquake | Difficult Decison | Prosthetic Limb

Awards:

14 wins & 20 nominations

Cast

Fan Xu	...	Li Yuanni
Jingchu Zhang	...	Fang Deng / Wang Deng
Chen Li	...	Fang Da
Zi-feng Zhang	...	Young Fang Deng
Jiajun Zhang	...	Young Fang Da
Yi Lu	...	Yang Zhi
Guoqiang Zhang	...	Fang Daqiang
Ziwen Wang	...	Xiao He
Lixin Yang	...	Lao Niu
Zhong Lü	...	Grandmother
Mei Yong	...	Aunt
Li-li Liu	...	Sichuan Mother
Daoming Chen	...	Wang Deqing (Deng's Foster Father)
Jin Chen	...	Dong Guilan (Deng's Foster Mother)
Baowen Zhang	...	Wang Zhiguo's Wife
Qiuzi Ma	...	Director Zhao
Jing Lü	...	Woman Teacher
David F. Morris	...	Alexander
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tie-Dan

Directed by
Xiaogang Feng

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Wu Si		screenplay
Ling Zhang		novel

Produced by
Yanhong Guo	....	producer
Sanping Han	....	producer
Xiaofeng Hu	....	executive producer
Peter Lam	....	co-producer
Zhong-lun Ren	....	co-producer
Tongyuan Wang	....	co-producer
Zhongjun Wang	....	producer
Shoucheng Yang	....	co-producer
Jianguo Yao	....	producer
Hai Cheng Zhao	....	producer

Original Music by
Liguang Wang

Cinematography by
Yue Lü		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Yang Xiao

Production Design by
Tingxiao Huo

Art Direction by
Chenxi Nie

Art Department
Qinghuai Cheng	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Shiyuan Jin	....	special effects sound designer
Jiang Wu	....	sound recordist

Visual Effects by
Jerry Andrews	....	motion control operator
Nigel Ankers	....	effects technical director
Michael Becki	....	lead layout td
Julien Bolbach	....	senior environment artist: MPC
Ole Olsen Bolsønes	....	technical animator
Julian Burt	....	roto animation
Nicolas Caillier	....	digital compositor
Morné Chamberlain	....	software developer: BlackGinger
David Chen	....	digital compositor
Dave Clark	....	digital compositor
Sebastien Corne	....	environment technical director
Tyson Cross	....	digital lighting supervisor: BlackGinger
France Daigle	....	visual effects producer: Loki Visual Effects
Stanley A. Dellimore	....	head of layout: MPC
Paul DeOliveira	....	senior compositor: Loki Visual Effects
Yann Doray	....	compositing supervisor
Gene Dreitser	....	visual effects supervisor: Loki Visual Effects
Bryan Dunkley	....	compositor
Julie Fischer	....	senior visual effects producer
Niall Flinn	....	fx technical director
Philip Fraschetti	....	digital compositor: Technicolor
Thibault Gauriau	....	td effect
Lani Greenhill	....	texture artist: BlackGinger
Mark Harrison	....	lighting td
Michael Havart	....	digital artist
Marc Horsfield	....	digital effects supervisor
Alexander Jacquet	....	digital compositor: Technicolor
Yanming Jiang	....	visual effects supervisor
Phil Jones	....	visual effects supervisor
Simon P. Jones	....	lighting technical director: MPC
Matthew Kearney	....	visual effects artist: Blackginger
Deke Kincaid	....	vfx compositor
Lev Kolobov	....	visual effects compositor
Michal Kriukow	....	lead modeler
Olivia Lukawski	....	digital artist: IMAX version
Ryan McDonald	....	technical director: Loki Visual Effects
Neilan Naicker	....	visual effects: BlackGinger
Elliot Newman	....	asset supervisor
Gu Pinghu	....	visual effects production manager
Jason Pomerantz	....	production supervisor (IMAX Version)
Christopher Puchta	....	effects technical director: The Moving Picture Company
Paul Pytlik	....	digital artist: IMAX version
Marco Raposo de Barbosa	....	compositing supervisor
Ashley Ryan	....	digital compositor
Alan So	....	digital artist: IMAX version
Kyle Ueckermann	....	visual effects: BlackGinger
Ben Warner	....	digital compositor
George Webster	....	compositing supervisor

Stunts
Zhutian Park	....	stunt coordinator

Editorial Department
Thor Roos	....	digital intermediate artist

Production Companies

• Tangshan City Government
• China Film Group
• Huayi Brothers
• Shanghai Film Group (in association with)
• Zhejiang Television (in association with)
• Media Asia Films (in association with)
• Emperor Motion Pictures (in association with)
• Tangshan Broadcast and Television Media

Distributors

• Buena Vista International (2010) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• China Lion Film Distribution (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)
• China Lion Film Distribution (2010) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Dream Movie Australia (2010) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Pictures (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Huayi Brothers (2010) (China) (theatrical)
• Scorpio East (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Shochiku Company (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Central Park Films (2011) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Central Park Films (2011) (Slovakia) (all media)
• Central Park Films (2011) (Turkey) (all media)
• Koch Media (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Media Asia Distribution (2010) (Hong Kong) (all media)

Special Effects

• Moving Picture Company (MPC)
• Technicolor (Beijing) Visual Technology (visual effects)

Other Companies

• China Film Group Post Production Company  post-production sound services
• Cinerent  camera and lighting equipment supplied by
• Kodak Cinelabs  film processing
• Mandarin Laboratory (International) Ltd.  subtitles
• Technicolor (Beijing) Visual Technology  digital intermediate

Also Known As:

"Tangshan dadizhen" - China (original title)

Runtime:

135 min

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Malaysia:U | Japan:G | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Australia:M | UK:15 (DVD rating) | South Korea:All

Company:

Tangshan City Government

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."

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.

From a new fan of Chinese cinema

After reading the other very eloquent and well thought of reviews posted so far I believe there is little I can ad to this string. That is, unless I can express my view as a true outsider of Chinese cinema and relatively inexperienced at your beautiful culture.

It's nearly impossible to find words to describe quickly I was sucked into the plot and became a member of the family of four portrayed in this masterpiece. I was in awe of the human tragedy this earthquake was and the amazing technology used to recreate it. However, nothing could have possibly prepared me for the tragic, sad, warm and beautiful human drama that would follow.

I was hoping to say I enjoyed this as much as or even more than any other movie. However, I have never experienced a movie that I can even begin to compare this to. This is a masterpiece and treasure.