Earthquake (2016 film)

Earthquake (Երկրաշարժ, Землетрясение) is a 2016 Russian-Armenian drama film directed by Sarik Andreasyan about the 1988 Armenian earthquake. It was selected as the Armenian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. However, the film was disqualified by the Academy for not meeting the submission requirements.

Cast

 * Sebastien Sisak as Didier, a cynologist
 * Sabina Akhmedova as Gayane
 * Konstantin Lavronenko as Konstantin Berezhnoy
 * Artyom Bystrov as a hoistman
 * Armen Margaryan as Armen
 * Arsen Grigoryan as Ryzhiy
 * Mariya Mironova as Anna Berezhnaya
 * Michael Poghosian as Erem
 * Artyom Bystrov as Grisha

Box office
According to Box Office Mojo, Earthquake grossed $3.6 million in Russia and ex-Soviet countries, against a budget of RUB 200,000,000 (approximately $3.3 million in 2016), according to Kinopoisk.

Reception
Critical reception of the film in Russian media ranged from mixed to positive. Earthquake had the best critical reception of all films directed by Sarik Andreasyan.