

23 seconds, 32 years.
Tangshan, 1976. Two seven-year-old twins are buried under the rubble of the deadliest earthquake of the 20th century. The rescue team explains to their mother that freeing either child will almost certainly result in the death of the other. Forced to make the most difficult decision of her life, she finally chooses to save her son. Though left behind as dead, the little girl miraculously survives, unbeknownst to her brother and mother.
The film's tagline is: "23 seconds, 32 years."
The original title is "唐山大地震" (ZH).
With a budget of $25.0M, the film grossed $100.3M — a profit of $75.3M (301% ROI).
The runtime is 135 minutes (2h 15m).
It was a co-production between: China, Hong Kong.
The film was directed by Feng Xiaogang.
The screenplay was written by Su Xiao-Wei.
Cinematography was handled by Lü Yue.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt1393746.
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唐山大地震
Released
16
普通话
China, Hong Kong
$25,000,000
$100,297,064



