Earthquake (2016 film)

Earthquake
Film poster
Directed by	Sarik Andreasyan
Written by	Grant Barsegyan Arsen Danielyan Aleksey Gravitskiy Sergey Yudakov Marty Bowen
Produced by	Gevond Andreasyan Sarik Andreasyan Ruben Dishdishyan Aram Movsesyan Marty Bowen
Starring	Konstantin Lavronenko Maria Mironova
Cinematography	Yuriy Korobeynikov
Distributed by	Karoprokat
Release date	25 July 2016 (2016-07-25)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Armenia
Languages	Armenian Russian
Box office	$3.6 million[1][2]

Earthquake (Armenian: Երկրաշարժ, Russian: Землетрясение) is a 2016 Russian-Armenian disaster drama film directed by Sarik Andreasyan based on the 1988 Armenian earthquake.[3][4] It was selected as the Armenian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards.[5][6] However, the film was disqualified by the Academy for not meeting the submission requirements.[7][8]

Cast

• Sebastien Sisak as Didier, a cynologist
• Sabina Akhmedova as Gayane
• Konstantin Lavronenko as Konstantin Berezhnoy
• Artyom Bystrov as a hoistman
• Armen Margaryan as Armen
• Arsen Grigoryan as Ryzhiy
• Maria Mironova as Anna Berezhnaya
• Michael Poghosyan as Erem

Box office

According to Box Office Mojo, Earthquake grossed $3.6 million in Russia and ex-Soviet countries,[1] against a budget of RUB 200,000,000 (approximately $3.3 million in 2016), according to Kinopoisk.[9]

Reception

Critical reception of the film in Russian media ranged from mixed to positive.[10][11] Earthquake had the best critical reception of all films directed by Sarik Andreasyan.

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

1. "Zemletriasenije (The Earthquake)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
2. "Zemletriasenije (The Earthquake)". The Numbers. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
3. "Screening of Sarik Andreasyan's "Earthquake" in Gyumri". Panorama. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
4. "Armenian National Film Academy Receives 3 Applications for Oscars Submission". Asbarez. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
5. "Armenia picks "Earthquake" for foreign language Oscar race". Panarmenian. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
6. Holdsworth, Nick (4 September 2016). "Oscars: Armenia Selects 'Earthquake' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
7. Kozlov, Vladimir (12 October 2016). "Foreign-Language Oscar: Armenian Submission Disqualified". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
8. "Armenia's Oscar entry creators explain Academy's disqualification". Panarmenian. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
9. Землетрясение (2016) — кассовые сборы — КиноПоиск
10. Рецензии на фильм Землетрясение / Землетрясение (2016), отзывы
11. Землетрясение (2016) — отзывы о фильме зрителей и рецензии критиков

External links

• Earthquake at IMDb