Aftershock | |
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Chinese | 唐山大地震 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Tángshān Dà Dìzhèn |
Jyutping | tong4 saan1 daai6 dei6 zan3 |
Directed by | Feng Xiaogang |
Screenplay by | Su Xiaowei |
Based on | Aftershock by Zhang Ling |
Produced by | Chen Kuo-fu Zhang Dajun Albert Lee James Wang |
Starring | Wendy Zhang Zhang Jingchu Li Chen Xu Fan Zhang Guoqiang Chen Daoming Chen Jin Lu Yi |
Cinematography | Lü Yue |
Edited by | Xiao Yang |
Music by | Wang Liguang |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Huayi Brothers |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
Country | China |
Languages | Mandarin English |
Budget | less than $25 million[1] |
Box office | ¥665 million RMB (US$108 million)[2] |
Aftershock is a 2010 Chinese disaster-drama film directed by Feng Xiaogang and produced by Huayi Brothers, starring Zhang Zifeng, Xu Fan, Zhang Jingchu, Chen Daoming, Lu Yi, Zhang Guoqiang and Li Chen.[3] The film is based on a novella by Zhang Ling and depicts the aftermath of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake. It was released in China on 22 July 2010, and is the first "big commercial film" IMAX film created outside the United States.[1] The film was a major box office success, and has grossed more than ¥650 million (US$100 million) at the Chinese box office.[4]