TRAILERS
Incredible Teaser for Chinese Earthquake Movie 'Aftershocks'
by Alex Billington
April 16, 2010
Source: Twitch
I'm pretty damn sure no one has heard of this film before today, but you won't forget about it after watching this trailer. Twitch first discovered this extraordinary teaser trailer for a disaster film called Aftershocks coming out of China about the devastating 1976 Tangshan Earthquake that killed over 240,000 people. This trailer reminds me of Schindler's List with the little girl and the way it uses the red to accent the terror and chaos of the situation. I would say this is China's big disaster film in response to 2012, but since this is about an event that already happened, it's very different and much more emotional. Check out the teaser below.
Watch the teaser trailer for Xiaogang Feng's Aftershocks:
When a mother is informed by a rescue team that, since her 7-year old twins are buried under the debris close to each other, digging one out would result in the collapse of the wreckage on the other, she is forced to make the most difficult decision of her life. Based around the devastating Tangshan Earthquake of 1976.
Aftershocks, originally titled Tangshan Dadizheng in Chinese, is being directed by Beijing-born filmmaker Xiaogang Feng, of other Chinese films like The Dream Factory, Happy Funeral, A World Without Thieves and The Banquet previously. The film will be released in China in July of this year, but it does not have a US release date. In fact, it doesn't even have a US distributor yet. We'll let you know if we hear more about it!
41 Comments
1
Gotta say that gave me some goosebumps...well made TEASER.
Cody w on Apr 16, 2010
2
I was pretty impressed with this. It's a foreign flick I'll make sure to see. It doesn't help that we've almost lost 250,000 people from earthquakes this year already and it's the middle of April. This movie will touch a lot of people. http://i.livescience.com/images/earthquake-death-toll-100414-02.jpg
Dan the Fan on Apr 16, 2010
3
Could be good, provided someone else does the subtitles. *chuckles*
yep on Apr 16, 2010
4
wow. i was tearing up watching that. it was only a small clip too. wtf?!!?? when is this comming out?!?!?!
Roderick on Apr 16, 2010
5
Does Sam Worthington speak chinese? I could of sworn he was one of the bodies.
Steve on Apr 16, 2010
7
That's how teasers and trailers are supposed to be
Sharlto on Apr 16, 2010
8
seems meh.
Rashad on Apr 16, 2010
9
Very very impressive. When is it releasing?
N. M. Singh on Apr 16, 2010
10
Impressive. Thats what real film making is all about. Can't wait till it comes out. Thanks a lot Alex.
Barnaby Barrilla on Apr 17, 2010
12
Looks good, but that music was awful.
Ben on Apr 17, 2010
13
This will touch so many people. Looks really good film-wise. Just kinda sad that its released this year with a body count rising as we speak in china from an earthquake (plus of course haiti, chile, etc...).
coswell on Apr 17, 2010
14
wow..........very impressive. i hope it comes to the states.
beavis on Apr 17, 2010
15
The teaser English title at the end says "AFTER SHOCK".
casting couch on Apr 17, 2010
16
please dont support china, it is a nation of our enemies
america on Apr 17, 2010
17
so many terrible movies, so little time...
no on Apr 17, 2010
18
So many goddamn Chinese, so few earthquakes. More earthquakes please, mother nature.
Line O' Coke on Apr 17, 2010
19
First Mr #18 Line O' Coke - stop trolling. Second - I'm actually extremely surprised by the reactions to this teaser... since I didn't find it too well made or special or anything. Usually I'm a sucker for emotional trailers and teasers of all sorts but c'mon, this just felt like it's "trying too hard". The lonely child, the almost completely desaturated image and then the intense red blood... Schindler's List, anyone..!? And then that horribly cheesy score. Come on people, this isn't great film making, it's kitsch!
c-r-u-x on Apr 17, 2010
20
I couldn't agree more with #19. Sorry, Alex, but you really hyped up a sub-par trailer. Sure the cinematography looked nice and sure it was depressing, desaturated, and trying very hard to be artful, but it isn't that good. And I'm not even saying the movie will be bad, but this was not a very good trailer. Especially when you wrote "big disaster film" in the description. 2012 was a disaster film, a CGI-fest of the world going down in flames. This looks nothing like that.
Tom on Apr 17, 2010
21
Please, stop calling non-american films 'foreign'. It's just ignorant and stupid.
lolsaur on Apr 17, 2010
22
I like the make up on the kids eye. It's just good to see a Chinese film without flying swordplay and a million arrows. The mood of it looks great, but the acting seems a bit off, maybe that's the subtitles.
Crapola on Apr 17, 2010
23
I agree with 19 and 20, was not impressed, at all. I'll wait for a full trailer, but my expectations are low. #21 why's that ignorant and stupid?!
Ricardo on Apr 17, 2010
24
this doesnt look anything like a response to 2012, which is a good thing
jh on Apr 17, 2010
25
Meh...horrible music. @21 - you're an idiot
Geoff on Apr 17, 2010
26
So Haeundae is about before the event and Aftershocks is about after the event
Duude on Apr 17, 2010
27
#21 then why can chinese call american films foriegn?
Sharlto on Apr 17, 2010
28
#16 Really? China is america's enemy? America is more like China's bitch seeing how we owe China 2.5 trillion dollars. #18 way to go douchebag.
Roderick on Apr 17, 2010
29
Lol Well said #28, seems many Americans don't even know that info. America owes China and Japan so much money. As for th teaser, it is interesting.
M on Apr 17, 2010
30
#29 cause most americans are idiots and think Obama poops and pees, cash. Sorry to break it to you folks, america is trillions of dollars in debt to the east and the debt keeps on rising.
Roderick on Apr 17, 2010
31
Maybe USA shouldn't have invades countries without "evidence" then 🙂 Vote for the "right" people to become presidents and not people with the intelligence of Paris Hilton. Hehe. Anyways, teaser looks good!
ryderup on Apr 18, 2010
32
Great teaser.
Osbourne Cox on Apr 18, 2010
33
teaser looks like shit just like the current president. SHAZZAMMMM!!!!
chrisbo on Apr 18, 2010
34
Um... I dunno... I need more to work with than this trailer is giving me.
arjones on Apr 18, 2010
35
trailer was removed
radiogorillaz on Apr 19, 2010
36
The teaser said AFTERSHOCK without S .. and yes the trailer is down..here i found one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JJj0rIopaA
Sakyo on Apr 19, 2010
38
Um… I dunno… I need more to work with than this trailer is giving me.
dresses1 on Apr 20, 2010
39
Hey man this trailer is not playing
Vick on Apr 23, 2010
40
It will be much worse than this one.. According to the bible. I want to watch it. It is very terrifying and horrible.
Bearmon on Aug 10, 2010
41
#19 - actually, you're right. The trailer doesn't reveal that much. It's the movie itself that packs a real emotional punch. I just watched it with the Kleenex nearby. The acting was amazing, and the music was perfect.
Mei Ling on Aug 29, 2010
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