The epic story of a family separated as a result of the Great Tangshan Earthquake of 1976. Based on the Tangshan Earthquake in 1976 that took the lives of 240,000 people.
Perfect hokum for those who don't mind having their heart strings strummed like a banjo.
– David Jenkins,
Time Out,
10 Nov 2010
fresh:
The film may be a blunt instrument, but it's rarely maudlin -- the exception being the performance of Mr. Feng's wife, Fan Xu, as the long-suffering mother -- and is, on occasion, quite moving.
– Mike Hale,
New York Times,
4 Nov 2010
fresh:
[An] involving, well-acted saga of a family torn apart by a devastating earthquake...