Written by - Wu Si
Cast - Xu Fan, Jingchu Zhang, Chen Li, Daoming Chen
Country - China [2010]
The 1976 Tangshan earthquake in China is the backdrop for this film. A mother has to choose between her son and daughter both of whom are buried beneath ruble. From here the story evolves as the son grows up with his widowed mother and the daughter is brought up by her foster parents. The mother continues to live with the guilt of having chosen between her children and the daughter having heard her mother make the choice is unable to forgive her. Time goes on until paths collide years later and an emotional confrontation surfaces. The films is based upon a novel by Ling Zhang. Apart from the tragic events of the earthquake which form the heart of the story, the film also notes the changing landscape of the economically closed off China of the past to the present day industrial giant that it has become.
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