Having already gathered a staggering $100 million at the international box office this year, Aftershock now comes to UK in spectacular style. Combining awe-inspiring special effects that leave Hollywood gasping for breath, and affecting central performances from the cast, Aftershock is a force to be reckoned with.
In Tangshan in 1976, two 7-year-old twins lie buried under the rubble of a devastating earthquake. The rescue team explains to their mother, Li Yuanni, 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 Fang Da, the male twin.
Although left for dead, the female twin, Fang Deng miraculously survives for several more days before being pulled clear of the wreckage by another rescue team, who believe that she has succumbed to the terrible disaster.
As she wakes up in the pouring rain, suffering from the emotional shocks of the disaster, and the painful memory of her mother's choice, Fang Deng decides to hide her true identity from the world, and begins an emotional journey which will take her across the globe - and force her to confront demons within herself.
Already one of the highest-grossing disaster movies of all time, Aftershock is a dazzling cinematic achievement.
The film is based on the Tangshan Earthquake in 1976 that took the lives of 240,000 people.
Film: Aftershock
Release date: 12th November 2010
Certificate: 15
Running time: 135 mins
Director: Feng Xiaogang
Starring: Jingchu Zhang, Daoming Chen, Chen Jung Li, Yi Lu, Fan Xu, Jin Chen
Genre: Drama/History
Studio: Metrodome
Format: Cinema
Country: China
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