First, before the movie

in 1976, something big happened.

Before spring came, Premier Zhou passed away, and the whole country fell into a great sorrow. This kind of pain even lasted until the summer, but just after the summer came, Mr. Zhu also died in Beijing, and the new pain lingered in the air.

It was the 27th year of the founding of New China. People suffered from natural disasters and man-made disasters, and the country was in a state of great need, and two leaders left. The old pain is disintegrating a little bit, and the confusion about the future fills the hearts of every Chinese.

In 1976, Tangshan was an important industrial town in China, with a population of nearly one million. That summer, except for these social atmosphere, was no different from previous summers.

Only a few people in this million people have found a little difference.

"That summer, it seemed a little hotter than before."

"There are more fish in Caijiabao and Beidaihe, and there are many fresh fish in the market, which is still cheap."

"We are in the boat. Many butterflies and various birds fly here and stop on the boat."

"There are mice in the street, running like cats."

Of course, these differences have not attracted more attention.

On the evening of July 28th, 1976, people went to bed early as usual. Some people feel uneasy because of the unusually hot, and wake up several times at night. At three o'clock in the morning, colored smoke with sulfur smell rose from the mine in Tangshan.

at 3: 42 a.m. and 53.85 seconds, a loud noise came.

Beijing and Tianjin, from Bohai Bay to Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, south of Heilongjiang and north of Yangtze River all felt the power of this loud noise.

Tangshan, an important industrial town in China, was razed to the ground in an instant.

ruins, smoke, crying, blood, bodies, help, alarm, panicked people.

the lives of more than 211,111 people perished in an instant. More than 211,111 people, how many families, how many stories, and how many lives should have been brilliant.

In 2119, Xiaogang Feng was already a well-known commercial film director. Although he eats the rice of commercial films, he doesn't like commercial films. As Xiaogang Feng, who grew up with the cultural circle of "Beijing Circle", he was in contact with people like Mo Yan, Chen Kaige and Wang Shuo.

unlike Chen Kaige and Wang Shuo, Xiaogang Feng was born at the bottom and mixed up with a smiling face. After gaining fame and status, I naturally want to surpass them in talent. Although there have been such works as Banquet and Assembly, Xiaogang Feng at that time had not produced 1942 and Fanghua, which was far from his inner artistic pursuit.

At this time, Tangshan Radio and Television Station found Xiaogang Feng.

At that time, many people forgot the natural disaster more than 31 years ago, and forgot that it was the most deadly earthquake in the world, which caused more losses than the American atomic bomb in Japan. Tangshan will make a film to commemorate the Tangshan earthquake, to commemorate the stories in those earthquakes.

They found Xiaogang Feng because Xiaogang Feng was indeed a box office guarantee at that time, and because Xiaogang Feng really had the talent to do it. For Xiaogang Feng, it's natural for him to have enough investment to make such a work with the main theme well, as well as the box office, not to mention the theme of the Tangshan earthquake is so good.

Subsequently, China Film and Huayi joined in. After deliberation, everyone made a decision and decided on the project of the movie Tangshan Earthquake.

On July 1, 2119, Tangshan Earthquake was officially launched, and Xu Fan, Zhang Jingchu, Jerry Lee, Chen Daoming, Lu Yi, Zhang Guoqiang and Chen Jin were invited to star in it.

On July 22nd, 2111, Tangshan Earthquake was officially released, and it won 649 million box office. At that time, "Embarrassed" had not yet come out, and China films had not yet entered the box office club with "one billion", which was quite impressive.

In the major awards, the performance of "Tangshan Earthquake" is also very resistant to beating. The Golden Rooster Award was almost nominated for a grand slam, and Xu Fan even nominated the best director for three awards. Xiaogang Feng also nominated the best director for two awards.

More importantly, the word-of-mouth of "Tangshan Earthquake" really made Xiaogang Feng gradually transition from a commercial film director to an "art film director". Although this work is only a commercial film, it is like this year's Hi, Mom, and it is earth-shaking and has a good reputation.

At that time, there were two little actors in the movie, one played the elder sister, the other played the younger brother, and the one who played the elder sister was called Zifeng Zhang. The old actors in the same crew all praised her as "really talented".

Eleven years later, this "really talented" little girl has grown into a big girl.

In 2121, in April, which is about to enter summer, Zifeng Zhang's new work My Sister, which plays an "adult" in a full sense, was released for the first time, which earned enough tears from the audience and was well received on the Internet.

Many people forget that this is her first time as an adult, not her first time as an elder sister. The elder sister who played last time earned more tears, perhaps.

Second, the Tangshan Earthquake

is different from the later "1942". The story told by Xiaogang Feng in "Tangshan Earthquake" is very simple. It is touching because the family is fragmented, people are born and die, and family ties are always the pain points for everyone. Coupled with natural disasters and the spirit of China people, it is really emotional.

In the movie, the story of Fang Daqiang's family, a truck driver living in Tangshan, was told, which lasted for several decades.

Fang Daqiang is a truck driver. He and his wife Li Yuanni are very loving and honest. When Li Yuanni gave birth to twins, she suddenly had dystocia and almost died. Fang Daqiang loves his wife and children. After all the adults and children are safe, Fang Daqiang is happy beyond words.

Because the girl came out first, the twins are elder sister and younger brother. They named the elder sister "Fang Deng" and the younger brother "Fang Da". Fang Daqiang's family is complete, and she works hard to drive a truck to make money. Li Yuanni has a husband who loves her and a pair of lovely children. Although her family is not rich, she lives happily.

But after all, they are the older generation, and the concept of "preferring sons to daughters" is still somewhat rooted. As a sister, Fang Deng was educated and humble from an early age. This concept later became the most worrying episode in the whole film.

The family lived a happy and stable life, but everything was shattered with the sudden arrival of the Tangshan earthquake.

It was particularly hot that night. Li Yuanni washed a tomato. Both Fang Deng and Fang Da wanted to eat it, but Li Yuanni gave it to Fang Da anyway. Fontaine pouted and said, "Mom, I want to eat, too!"

Li Yuanni said, "Mom will buy it for you tomorrow."

after Fang Deng and Fang Da slept in the house, Li Yuanni went out with her husband. They didn't wait until tomorrow, and a red light appeared on the horizon. Then, the earth shook and the houses began to collapse. Fang Daqiang paused and rushed to the building like crazy, trying to save the child. Unexpectedly, the building collapsed as soon as I ran over.

Li Yuanni stayed where she was, watching her husband, son and daughter all buried in the ruins.

The touching story of the film really begins here. In the following story, there are three tears that make my emotions break out. Of course, these points are different for every audience. For me, it is these three points that run through the decades of this family and make the story in this movie.

The first place that moved me was the morning after the earthquake.

At dawn the next day, Tangshan was in ruins. Countless people cried in the ruins to find their loved ones, and Li Yuanni finally found her husband who was pinned down. She dug with her hands for a long time before she found it. Fang Daqiang was not dead at that time. Li Yuanni called her husband's name, and Fang Daqiang's fingers moved slightly under the ruins.

Li Yuanni found hope and tried desperately to dig the ruins with her hands, trying to save her husband. Unexpectedly, the aftershock came. The earth shook again, and Li Yuanni's hand-dug hole was suddenly filled, and Fang Daqiang was completely buried in the ruins, and there was no possibility of survival.

Li Yuanni collapsed, covered in mud and blood, and stayed where she was. Then, Li Yuanni looked up and shouted, "God, you bastard!" "

a woman lost her husband. A husband lost his life and a happy family. And these are natural disasters, which are irreversible. This kind of sadness makes people helpless, but it pokes in people's hearts in a down-to-earth way, making people speechless.

The second tear is Li Yuanni's choice of children, which is also the most worrying one in this movie.

After her husband was buried, someone shouted to Li Yuanni that she had found Fang Deng and Fang Da.

Li Yuanni, who still hasn't come out of her grief, ran over there. The rescuer told her that the two children were pinned down by a big stone slab, and the children were just at both ends. There were too many things pinned on the big stone slab, so there was no way to pry it open directly, so they could only tilt aside.

when one side is tilted, the other side will naturally be pressed down. In other words, to save one child, another child must die. The rescuer asked her which one to save.

Li Yuanni suffered such a blow and cried out with empty eyes, "Please, save them all."

When everyone saw this, they could only comfort her and do her work.

Fonda, the younger brother under the slate, can still speak and shout "Help me", while Fang Deng, the older sister, can't even speak. She can only knock on the slate with a stone and make a sound to let the adults know that she is still alive.

After some hesitation, Li Yuanni, who was unable to cry, murmured, "Save my brother, save my brother."

Fang Deng under the slate heard this sentence, put down the stone that sent out the "distress signal" and shed a tear in the corner of his eye.

From then on, this mother will bear the guilt for life. Every night when there is no one, she dreams of the face of her abandoned daughter, which will make her bear the sins that can't be washed away for the rest of her life.

As a mother, being forced to make such a choice is the most worrying thing. What is even more worrying is that this choice must be made and made.

After being rescued, Fonda broke an arm. After the Tangshan earthquake, Li Yuanni's mother-in-law asked Fonda to live with them in Shandong, but the two mothers and children only had each other in the world, and they were reluctant to part. When they saw it, they could only stay together.

Li Yuanni and Fonda burn paper for Fang Daqiang and Fang Deng every year, and Li Yuanni has changed from a young mother to an old "sinner". In this way, Fonda grew up day by day, dragging one arm under the care of her mother.

When Fonda grew up, she gave up the college entrance examination, and Li Yuanni blamed him for being worthless. Fonda was very angry and said, "I should have saved my sister!" " On hearing this, Li Yuanni slapped it down. Her hands trembled slightly after the fight. Fonda's body trembled slightly.

this is something that this family can't talk about.

In fact, Fonda aims to prevent her mother from suffering, so that she can earn money and reduce her burden without going to college.

Fonda later went to Hangzhou. In Hangzhou, Fonda climbed up step by step from a wage earner, started a small business and started her own company. Although there is only one arm, no one will laugh at him. Fonda also married a wife, but when she brought it home, Li Yuanni was not very happy.

Daughter-in-law is not a daughter after all. When I see her, the little Fontaine face in Li Yuanni's heart will emerge. Li Yuanni will think about what would happen now if Fontaine were still alive.

Third, debt and redemption

Fang Deng is not dead.

After the earthquake, the bodies of the victims were all found out and put together, and the little Fontaine's body was also placed among a group of bodies. After the disaster, it is often accompanied by heavy rain. The rain hits Fontaine, and her fingers move, and then she opens her eyes.

when Li yuanni said the sentence "save my brother", Fang Deng heard it clearly. She knew that she was already an unwanted dead person in the world. Zifeng Zhang's acting talent is also clearly shown in this clip: a little girl is standing in the rain, her face is covered with mud and blood, and she is surrounded by running adults and groups of corpses.

The little girl has no fear, no fear, only vacant and empty, just like being born again.

Fang Deng was later discovered, sent to an orphanage and finally adopted by a military family. Adoptive father and adoptive mother are very close to each other, but Fang Deng can never regard them as real relatives. Her mother and brother are still in this world, but she can't recognize each other. Fontaine hates them and loves them.

When he grew up, Fang Deng was admitted to a university in Hangzhou, just like his younger brother Fang Da in the same city. Unfortunately, they never met each other. Even if they met, most of them could not recognize each other.

In this way, the fate of a family becomes a fallen leaf, which falls to their different destinations.

Fontaine got pregnant later, and met love rat. The man didn't want children, but Fontaine was born. Later, Fang Deng married a foreigner, and all kinds of things in the small town of Tangshan in those days have completely become dust in my memory.

until 2118, Wenchuan earthquake.

In Wenchuan earthquake, the survivors of Tangshan earthquake were the most active volunteers. Both Fang Deng and Fang Da went to Wenchuan as volunteers, and they went to the same place again. When the volunteers were resting, Fonda and the people around her talked about their experiences during the Tangshan earthquake, swinging the armless sleeve.

Fontaine just heard it.

soon after, Fang Deng