Tangshan, 1976. Two seven-year-old twins are buried under the rubble of the deadliest earthquake of the 20th century. The rescue team explains to their mother that freeing either child will almost certainly result in the death of the other. Forced to make the most difficult decision of her life, she finally chooses to save her son. Though left behind as dead, the little girl miraculously survives, unbeknownst to her brother and mother.
Movie tag line: "23 seconds, 32 years."
Production companies:
Character: Li Yuanni
Character: Fang Deng
Character: Xiao He
Character: Wang Deqing
Character: Fang Da
Character: Guilan Dong
Character: Fang Daqiang
Character: Young Fang Deng
Character: Young Fang Da
Character: Fang Da Qiang's Mother
Character: Fang Da Qiang's Sister
Character: Zhi Yang
Character: Mr. Niu
Character: Chuan Wen Mother
Character: Director Zhao
Character: Zhi Yang's Classmate