Aftershock
2010 · 135 min · Director: Xiaogang Feng, Feng Xiaogang
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In Tangshan, the truck driver Da Qiang, his wife Yuan Ni and their twins Fang Da, their son, and Fang Deng, their daughter, are a happy simple family. On 27 July 1976, a devastating earthquake destroys Tangshan, and Da Qiang dies while trying to rescue his children from their apartment. When a collapsed beam traps Fang Da and Fang Deng, Yuan Ni is forced to decide between saving her son or daughter and she chooses Fang Da. However, her daughter Fang Deng overhears her mother's choice and miraculously survives. She is rescued by a soldier and adopted by Mr. Wang and his wife with the name Wang Deng. Thirty-two years later, after an earthquake in China, Wang Deng, now married to a Canadian lawyer and living in Vancouver with her daughter, travels to China and voluntarily joins the rescue team. By chance she meets Fang Da and she learns the drama of Yuan Ni through all those years. The family is finally reunited at Yuan Ni's home, where bitterness is exposed and resolved.
Emotional fingerprint
Aftershock (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Empathy25%
- Melancholy20%
- Love10%
- Relief10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama, History. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Love | 37 % | 2 % | 13 % | 32 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Love | 56 % | 25 % | 34 % | 40 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Sadness | 85 % | 70 % | 71 % | 46 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Sadness | 92 % | 86 % | 89 % | 45 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Empathy | 83 % | 76 % | 84 % | 44 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Sadness | 76 % | 66 % | 75 % | 48 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Empathy | 69 % | 56 % | 66 % | 46 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Sadness | 63 % | 49 % | 57 % | 38 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 53 % | 34 % | 45 % | 31 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Love | 45 % | 28 % | 40 % | 30 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sadness | 57 % | 49 % | 55 % | 34 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sadness | 76 % | 68 % | 71 % | 50 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Love | 74 % | 56 % | 64 % | 55 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Tension | 68 % | 49 % | 58 % | 46 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Sadness | 74 % | 60 % | 69 % | 54 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Empathy | 80 % | 66 % | 76 % | 57 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Sadness | 89 % | 78 % | 85 % | 60 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 118′ | Sadness | 95 % | 88 % | 93 % | 76 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 125′ | Love | 91 % | 84 % | 88 % | 69 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 132′ | Sadness | 85 % | 78 % | 80 % | 42 % |
Oedipus
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Guilan Dong
Fang Daqiang
Young Fang Da
Zhi Yang
Mr. Niu
Chuan Wen Mother
Director Zhao
Zhi Yang's Classmate
Details
- Directed by
- Xiaogang Feng, Feng Xiaogang
- Written by
- Wu Si, Ling Zhang, Su Xiao-Wei
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2010
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Country
- China
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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