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Directed by | Sarik Andreasyan |
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Cinematography | Yuriy Korobeynikov |
Distributed by | Karoprokat |
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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 about 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]
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]
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.