''Earthquake'' ( hy, Երկրաշարժ, russian: Землетрясение) is a 2016 Russian-Armenian

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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 com ...

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

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at the 89th Academy Awards. However, the film was disqualified by the Academy for not meeting the submission requirements.

Cast

* Sebastien Sisak as Didier, a

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as Gayane *

Konstantin Lavronenko Konstantin Nikolaevich Lavronenko (russian: Константи́н Никола́евич Лавро́ненко; born 20 April 1961) is a Soviet and Russian actor most commonly accredited for his performance as the mysterious father of two boys ...

as Konstantin Berezhnoy * Artyom Bystrov as a hoistman * Arsen Grigoryan as Ryzhiy *

Mariya Mironova Maria Andreyevna Mironova (russian: Мари́я Андре́евна Миро́нова; born 28 May 1973) is a Soviet and Russian actress. People's Artist of Russia (2020). Biography Mironova was born on 28 May 1973 in Moscow, to actors Andre ...

as Anna Berezhnaya * Michael Poghosian as Erem * Artyom Bystrov as Grisha

Box office

According to

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, 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

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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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Earthquake 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

Cast

Box office

Reception

See also

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