Aftershock
(PG)- Release Date: 29th July 2010 (Showtimes)
- Language: Mandarin
- Running Time: 135 mins
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Feng Xiaogang
- Cast: Guoqiang Zhang, Daoming Chen, JingChu Zhang, Fan Xu, Jin Chen. (Full Cast)
- Local Distributor: Golden Village Pictures
Based on the Tangshan Earthquake in 1976, Li Ni returns home only to find out that her 7-year-old twins are buried under the debris. She's left with a dilemma on deciding whom she chooses to save, her son, Fonda or her daughter, Fan Teng. She chooses to save her son in the end without knowing that Fan Teng overheard the decision being made. Miraculously, she manages to survive but suffers from the painful memory of her mother's decision. Later, a young couple adopts her but she remains traumatised by this childhood experience.
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Aftershock
What I loved most: The best of motherly love and filial piety rolled in one.
What I really hated: Tangshan accent
Amidst all the high tech 3D craze, here's a movie that goes back to basics- basic human emotion of love, motherly love. Extremely touching movie spanning 3 generations. The mother's acting is fantastic, oscar winning performance. If you're the type who likes to cry your hearts out, this movie is it. Motherly love, filial piety, cherishing the ones you love- Great family movie, brings families closer. A must see.
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