''Earthquake'' ( hy, Երկրաշարժ, russian: Землетрясение) is a 2016 Russian-Armenian
drama film directed by
Sarik Andreasyan
Sarik Garnikovich Andreasyan (russian: Сарик Гарникович Андреасян; hy, Սարիկ Գառնիկի Անդրեասյան; born 1984) is a Russian- Armenian director, producer and screenwriter who has worked on films and co ...
about the
1988 Armenian earthquake
The 1988 Armenian earthquake, also known as the Spitak earthquake ( hy, Սպիտակի երկրաշարժ, ), occurred on December 7 at with a surface wave magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum MSK intensity of X (''Devastating''). The shock occurre ...
.
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.
Cast
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Sebastien Sisak as Didier, a
cynologist
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Sabina Akhmedova as Gayane
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Konstantin Lavronenko as Konstantin Berezhnoy
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Artyom Bystrov
Artyom Nikolaevich Bystrov (russian: Артём Никола́евич Быстро́в; born March 19, 1985) is a Russian actor. He appeared in 40 films. Winner of the Leopard for Best Actor on Locarno Festival (2014).
Biography
Bystrov was bo ...
as a hoistman
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Arsen Grigoryan as Ryzhiy
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Mariya Mironova as Anna Berezhnaya
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Michael Poghosian
Michael Movsesi Poghosyan (sometimes credited as Mikael Pogosyan, Michael Poghosian, Mikael Poghosyan, hy, Միքայել Պողոսյան; born 31 May 1954) is an Armenian film and theatre actor, as well as a judge on the Armenian version of ...
as Erem
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Artyom Bystrov
Artyom Nikolaevich Bystrov (russian: Артём Никола́евич Быстро́в; born March 19, 1985) is a Russian actor. He appeared in 40 films. Winner of the Leopard for Best Actor on Locarno Festival (2014).
Biography
Bystrov was bo ...
as Grisha
Box office
According to
Box Office Mojo, Earthquake grossed $3.6 million in Russia and ex-Soviet countries,
against a budget of RUB 200,000,000 (approximately $3.3 million in 2016), according to
Kinopoisk.
Reception
Critical reception of the film in Russian media ranged from mixed to positive.
Землетрясение (2016) — отзывы о фильме зрителей и рецензии критиков
/ref> ''Earthquake'' had the best critical reception of all films directed by Sarik Andreasyan
Sarik Garnikovich Andreasyan (russian: Сарик Гарникович Андреасян; hy, Սարիկ Գառնիկի Անդրեասյան; born 1984) is a Russian- Armenian director, producer and screenwriter who has worked on films and co ...
.
See also
* List of submissions to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Armenian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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2016 films
2016 multilingual films
2016 drama films
2010s disaster films
Armenian-language films
Russian drama films
2010s Russian-language films
Russian multilingual films
Armenian multilingual films
Armenian drama films
Russian disaster films