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Aftershock(2010) NTSC DVD5
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At 3:42am on July 28, 1976, a massive earthquake struck Tangshan, China, devastating the
 city in merely 23 seconds and resulting in a death toll of more than 240,000. The catastrophe 
left a gaping wound in the consciousness of the nation, and some 34 years later, China's top 
director Feng Xiaogang (The Banquet, Assembly) offers catharsis with his latest film Aftershock.
Carrying a hefty price tag of RMB200 million, the mega-budget production has raked in an 
earth-shattering RMB600+ million at the Mainland box office to become the highest grossing 
local film ever in China, further cementing Feng's status as the No. 1 blockbuster director in
 Chinese Cinema.
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Being the first Chinese film made for the IMAX giant-screen format, the epic production 
enlisted the services of special effects experts from the US and Korea to depict the terrifying 
destruction in the stunning opening sequence. But, Aftershock won't settle for being simply a 
visual spectacle. The film tells a deeply emotional tale centering on a family brutally torn apart 
by the disaster. Critics have attributed the tremendous power of the film to its touching human 
drama and the heart-wrenching performances from the cast that includes Xu Fan 
(Feng's better half), popular actress Zhang Jingchu, Li Chen (Assembly), Lu Yi (Seven Swords), 
Zhang Guoqiang, and award-winning actor Chen Daoming.
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Based on the novel Aftershock by Zhang Ling, the film follows a family who fell victims in the 
Tangshan Earthquake. The father, Fang Daqiang (Zhang Guoqiang), was crushed dead while 
trying to rescue his children, Fang Deng and Fang Da, who were trapped in the house. Unable 
to save both kids, the mother, Li Yuanni (Xu Fan), is forced to sacrifice Fang Deng for her feeble 
younger brother Fang Da, a decision that proved agonizing for the entire family. It turns out that 
Fang Deng survived the quake and was adopted by a couple in the aftermath. Thirty-two years 
later (2008), the grown-up Fang Deng (Zhang Jingchu) would finally cross paths with Fang Da 
(Li Chen) in Wenchuan, Sichuan...
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IMDb Link........: imdb.com/title/tt1393746/
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 Genre............: Drama/History
 Distributor......: Megastar
 Year.............: 2010
 Country..........: China
 Director.........: Xiaogang Feng
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 Source...........: DVD9 Retail(credits to Subarunut)
 DVD Format.......: NTSC
 DVD Size.........: DVD5
 Programs Used....: DVD Remake Pro/ADC Rebuilder PC2
 Video Bitrate....: 4.23 Mb/s average
 Screen Format....: Widescreen
 Audio Language...: Mandarin, Cantonese 
 Audio Format.....: DD5.1
 Subtitles........: English, Chinese Traditional and Simplified
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 Menu.............: [x] Stilled 
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 Video............: [ ] Untouched, intact.
                    [x] Re-encoded.

 DVD Extras.......: [ ] Untouched, intact.
                    [ ] Re-encoded.
                    [x] Stripped.
                    [ ] None on source.
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All credits go to Subarunut for the DVD9 source!!
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Enjoy :-)
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Loggie