Aftershock (2010 film)

Aftershock
Theatrical release poster
Chinese唐山大地震
Hanyu PinyinTángshān Dà Dìzhèn
Jyutpingtong4 saan1 daai6 dei6 zan3
Directed byFeng Xiaogang
Screenplay bySu Xiaowei
Based onAftershock
by Zhang Ling
Produced byChen Kuo-fu
Zhang Dajun
Albert Lee
James Wang
StarringXu Fan
Zhang Jingchu
Li Chen
Zhang Guoqiang
Chen Daoming
CinematographyLü Yue
Edited byXiao Yang
Music byWang Liguang
Production
companies
Distributed byHuayi Brothers
Release date
  • 22 July 2010 (2010-07-22)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryChina
LanguagesMandarin
English
Budgetless than $25 million
Box office¥665 million RMB (US$108 million)

Aftershock is a 2010 Chinese disaster-drama film directed by Feng Xiaogang and produced by Huayi Brothers, starring Xu Fan, Zhang Jingchu, Li Chen, Chen Daoming, and Zhang Guoqiang. 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. The film was a major box office success, and has grossed more than ¥650 million (US$100 million) at the Chinese box office.