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The Earthquake streaming

Original title: Землетрясение

2016 Movie Russia, Armenia Drama 101 min Ages 12+

By: Sarik Andreasyan With: Artyom Bystrov, Sabina Akhmedova, Konstantin Lavronenko, Hrant Tokhatyan, Viktor Stepanyan

Leninakan, Armenian SSR, USSR, 1988. After the devastating Spitak earthquake of December 7th, Konstantin Berezhnoy, a 50-year-old Russian, and Robert Melkonyan, a 28-year-old Armenian, work together to rescue the desperate survivors.

Filmium rating

66%

Mood

Dramatic

Melancholic

Reflective

Serious

Cast & Crew

Sarik Andreasyan

Aleksey Gravitskiy

Arsen Danielyan

Grant Barsegyan

Artyom Bystrov

Hrant Tokhatyan

Mariya Mironova

Arevik Martirosyan

Sebastien Sisak

Viktor Stepanyan

Sabina Akhmedova

Konstantin Lavronenko

Armenian Cast

Konstantin Lavronenko (Actor)

Russian Cast

Sabina Akhmedova (Actor)

Sarik Andreasyan (Director)

Sebastien Sisak (Actor)

Adaptation

Based On Real Event

Budget

Mid-Budget

Cinematic Technique

Character-Driven

Handheld

Realism

Pace

Deliberate

Measured

Reflective

Style

Dramatic

Emotional

Realistic

Time-Period

1980S

Central Conflict

Earthquake Aftermath

Survivor Rescue

Characters

Armenian Survivor

Russian Rescue Worker

Ending

Hopeful

Rescue Success

Historical Context

1988 Armenian Earthquake

Spitak Disaster

Key Plot Points

Disaster Response

Humanitarian Effort

Plot

Armenian Earthquake

Disaster

Disaster Survival

Earthquake Rescue

Loss

Survival

Setting

1988

Armenia

Earthquake

Spitak Earthquake

Shooting Location

Armenia

Theme

Collaboration

Disaster Survival

Human Resilience

Genre

Disaster

Drama

Audiences

Adults

Disaster Film Enthusiasts

Titles

The Earthquake

Землетрясение

Awards

Armenian Submission For Oscars

Box Office Success

$3.6 Million Gross

Critical Reception

Mixed To Positive Reviews

Reception

Critical Acclaim

Mixed Reviews

Positive Critical Reception

Positive Reception

Production Countries

Armenia

Russia

Release Year

2016

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