This movie is based on the 1976 Tangshan earthquake. The event is real but the story is fictional. During the earthquake, a young girl and her twin brother were trapped under a huge concrete slab. Rescue workers told their mother that she can only choose to save one, as lifting the slab on one side would crush the other. The mother chose to save the boy and this conversation was overheard by the girl. Miraculously, the girl survived but suffers from the painful memory of her mother's decision. She left Tangshan to be under the care of her foster parents, who thought she was orphaned. 32 years later, Tangshan was met with another earthquake and the girl went back to help the rescue workers. Coincidentally, her twin brother was also there and she overheard his conversation about how their mother had suffered emotionally all these years from having to make that decision. She finds forgiveness in her mother and was reunited with her family.
I thought this movie was very touching and the performance by the leads was praise-worthy. However, I thought it lacked a certain oomph factor to be deserving of a 4 stars.
3.5 stars
No comments:
Post a Comment