Nature Unleashed: Earthquake (2005)

An earthquake destroys a Russian Nuclear Power plant.

Director:

Tibor Takács

Writer:

Andy Hurst

Stars:

Fintan McKeown, Patrick Dreikauss, Kofi Agyemang

Cast

Credited cast:
Fintan McKeown	...	Josh
Patrick Dreikauss	...	Leon
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kofi Agyemang	...	Muddy
Jay Benedict	...	Mr. Reed
Lydie Denier	...	Miss White
Damian Hunt	...	Dylan
Pete Lee-Wilson	...	Mikael (as Peter Lee-Wilson)
Patrick Monckton	...	Emilio
Jacinta Mulcahy	...	Rachel
Zoe Thorne	...	Cherie
Naomi Vekinis	...	Lydia
Michael Zelniker	...	Viktor

Storyline

JOSH, 40's, a respected engineer, is asked by his company to inspect a Nuclear Power plant in Russia. He's reluctant to go, but when he discovers there has just been a minor earthquake in the region he's on the first plane out. The reason for his change of heart? His ex-wife, RACHEL, works at the plant, and his kids, DYLAN, 17, and CHERIE, 14, are living in the area. Upon arriving in Russia, he's taken on a tour of the power plant by EMILIO, the manager of the facility. He finally meets up with Rachel, only to receive the cold shoulder. She's busy checking the nuclear core after the tremor, concerned that there might be a leak in the coolant system that's causing it to overheat. That night Josh studies the readouts from the plant and discovers an anomaly. The core does seem to be overheating. He goes Rachel's apartment with the figures in hand, but again receives a cold reception. Rachel takes the paperwork from him, but shuts him out in the cold. Literally. As he walks away Josh sees...

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Plot Keywords:

earthquake | nuclear power plant | russia | manmade disaster | nuclear disaster | 

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Taglines:

Where Will You Be?

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for disaster peril

Details

Official Sites:

GFT Entertainment Peace Arch Motion Pictures Inc.

Country:

Canada Lithuania UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 January 2005 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Earthquake

Filming Locations:

Belarus

Box Office

Budget:

$2,600,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millennium Films, GFT Entertainment, Studio Eight Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Parts of the major earthquake damage cuts were also used in Dante's Peak.

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Connections

Edited from Dante's Peak (1997)

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Soundtracks

Natasha
Composed by Leland Bond
Published by Bond Avenue Music (BMI)

User Reviews

Above average disaster movie

I read everyone else's reviews & comments and I disagree with them all. First, this is not a ho-hum, boring movie. An earthquake cripples a Russian power plant threatening a meltdown, and it's a race against time to avert the disaster. Add into the mix a Russian supervisor who refuses to accept the idea of anything wrong, and will stop at nothing to keep the truth from getting out, even if it means locking the engineer near the core, and trying to run away when confronted with the truth. That is very believable. This movie is well-paced, and doesn't take long to get started. And once it gets going, you're on a roller-coaster ride of suspense. The scene in the elevator shaft reminds me of the suspense in TOWERING INFERNO and POSEIDON ADVENTURE. The kids are very believable American youngsters trying to deal with their parents' separation, and fate forces them to work together. Maybe it's all cliché, maybe not. But I like this movie. Maybe the special effects were taken from DANTE'S PEAK, I don't know. Frankly, I don't care, since they're very brief and quick. Only when scenes are obviously stolen from other movies do I care, like when they stole footage from AIRPORT 1975 to create SONIC IMPACT. But try it yourself. You may be surprised.