Aftershock

Aftershock

Synopsis

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.

Official Site: NA

Singapore Release Date: 29th July 2010, Thursday

Running Time: 135 minutes

Ratings: G

Genre: Drama

Cast: Fan Xu, Daoming Chen, Guoqiang Zhang, JingChu Zhang, Jin Chen

Crew: Director (Feng Xiaogang)

The Trailer

The Review

I watched this movie with a certain interest as the plot was interesting.

Yes the setting may be China’s version of the movie “2012″, and there were epic scenes, but in essence, it’s a story that focuses on a family and how a disaster affected them.

As you watched the film, you’re glad that you were not in such a precarious position as the mum in the movie, who had to make a tough call, in-which either way one of her two twin children would die no matter what.

It’s a movie about resilience, trauma and reunion. There’s nothing like a disaster to test one’s mettle.

The Good

• Brilliant cinematography and production sets

The Bad

• Patchy editing
• Depressing scenes

Editor’s Ratings