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Aftershock
“23 seconds, 32 years.”
20107.12h 15m
Overview
Tangshan, 1976. Two seven-year-old twins are buried under the rubble of the deadliest earthquake of the 20th century. The rescue team explains to their mother that freeing either child will almost certainly result in the death of the other. Forced to make the most difficult decision of her life, she finally chooses to save her son. Though left behind as dead, the little girl miraculously survives, unbeknownst to her brother and mother.
Directed by Feng Xiaogang
Written by Su Xiao-Wei
Produced by Lu Hui-Jun, Xiong Guo-Xiang, Cheng Wei-Dong
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $100.3M
Top Cast
Xu Fan
Li Yuanni
Zhang Jingchu
Fang Deng
Wang Ziwen
Xiao He
Chen Daoming
Wang Deqing
Jerry Lee
Fang Da
Chen Jin
Guilan Dong
Zhang Guoqiang
Fang Daqiang
Zhang Zifeng
Young Fang Deng
Zhang Jia-Jun
Young Fang Da
Lü Zhong
Fang Da Qiang's Mother
About Aftershock
Aftershock is a drama film released in 2010. Directed by Feng Xiaogang, it stars Xu Fan, Zhang Jingchu, Wang Ziwen. Tangshan, 1976. Two seven-year-old twins are buried under the rubble of the deadliest earthquake of the 20th century. The rescue team explains to their mother that freeing either child will almost certainly result in the death of the other. Forced to make the most difficult decision of her life, she finally chooses to save her son. Though left behind as dead, the little girl miraculously survives, unbeknownst to her brother and mother.
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