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
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...More
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Act of Forgiveness and Reconciliation
I was a little skeptical before viewing this film as to whether director Feng Xiao Gang could pull off a theme that literally begs to be a Hollywood spectacle of special effects. I had the impression they would add surround speakers all around the theatre to give us that sensurround earth shaking experience. Feng did none of that. Instead, he gives us a masterfully crafted story of a...More
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Heart Wrenching Movie
What I loved most: Love for Family
What I really hated: Nil
It is a movie of love, hate, forgiveness, regrets and remorse. A movie that will make you cry throughout. The plot may be simple but it is a movie which makes you feel throughout because it is realistic. Life is full of choices and with that, we are forced to make many different sort of decisions everyday. Big or small, simple or difficult. Some choices place you in a dilemma. This is a movie...More
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Most memorable movie ever
It has been a long time since I watched a stunning movie, and Aftershock, without doubt, earned all the credits it deserves. Behind one of the most catastrophic calamities of mankind, this movie unfolds the touching moments of human relationships. Massive earthquakes not only tear houses apart, but leave behind scores of heartbroken survivors mourning for the loss of their loved ones. Just when...More
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