Aftershock
23 seconds, 32 years.
Tangshan, 1976. Two seven-year-old twins are buried under the rubble of the deadliest earthquake of the 20th century. The rescue team explains to their mother 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. Though left behind as dead, the little girl miraculously survives, unbeknownst to her brother and mother.
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Movie: After Shock 2010 Official IMAX Trailer
Cast
Xu Fan
Li Yuanni
Zhang Jingchu
Fang Deng
Wang Ziwen
Xiao He
Chen Daoming
Wang Deqing
Jerry Lee
Fang Da
Chen Jin
Guilan Dong
Zhang Guoqiang
Fang Daqiang
Zhang Zifeng
Young Fang Deng
Zhang Jia-Jun
Young Fang Da
Lü Zhong
Fang Da Qiang's Mother
Yong Mei
Fang Da Qiang's Sister
Lu Yi
Zhi Yang
Yang Lixin
Mr. Niu
Liu Lili
Chuan Wen Mother
Ma Qiuzi
Director Zhao
Yang Le
Zhi Yang's Classmate
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