I just finished watching one of the movies I had bought. It's called Aftershock and it's about the earthquake in Tangshan city in 1976 where 240,000 people perished. It is absolutely the most sad story I have ever heard but at the same time it's very good. I really can't say anymore or I'll give the story away. It was incredibly moving.
There are a couple things I want to say about it. For one thing, it features the Red Guards. Apparently, they were part of the Tangshan rescue crew. They also show the Red Guards still together when Mao dies. I thought they were disbanded before then but China probably knows their own history better than I know it.
Also, they featured English in the movie, which was interesting. They had a Canadian in the movie but.. the English was all wrong... or he didn't act at all... I can't put my finger on it. The main woman and the daughter spoke English but this guy spoke English as if he were reading off a script, with little to no emotion whatsoever. It was like I was watching one of those language learning movies and they told the actor not to put emotion in his voice because the students would have a harder time understanding him. It was very weird. The movie was absolutely incredible though.
My eyes are completely red from crying but I am so glad I bought this movie.
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