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Earthquake (2016)

Earthquake poster
Original title
Землетрясение
Directed by
Sarik Andreasyan
Genre
drama film, disaster film
Country
Armenia, Russia
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
12
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 73 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A massive earthquake devastates a city in Soviet Armenia. The story follows survivors trying to find loved ones amid the rubble.

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What happens

Earthquake (Armenian: Երկրաշարժ, romanized: Yerkrasharzh; Russian: Землетрясение, romanized: Zemletryaseniye) is a 2016 Russian-Armenian disaster drama film directed by Sarik Andreasyan based on the 1988 Armenian earthquake. It was selected as the Armenian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. However, the film was disqualified by the Academy for not meeting the submission requirements. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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