
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture and the Huabiao Award for Outstanding Film
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (2011)
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Box office
Grossed $100M worldwide, about 4.0 times its $25M budget
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Setting
Set in Hebei
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Music
Music by Wang Liguang
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Lü Yue
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Su Xiao-WeiWriter
- Original title
- 唐山大地震
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 22, 2010
- Original language
- Mandarin
- Budget
- $25M
- Revenue
- $100.3M
- Countries
- China, Hong Kong







































