Aftershock (2008)
Overview
Aftershock follows four groups of people in the minutes, hours and days after Wellington is struck by a magnitude 8.2 earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Buried office workers must pull together. Strangers, caught by the tsunami on a ruined motorway, put themselves in danger to save others. A mother must reunite her family. And, at the centre of the rescue operation, a controller is bunkered down at Wellington’s Emergency Management Office.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.664 |
Directed By
Brendan Donovan
TOP CAST
Adam Armstrong
Michael
Monique Bree
Janice
Christopher Brougham
Christopher Brougham
Hamish Brown
Dizzie
Amalia Calder
Reporter
Kip Chapman
Pete
Terri De'ath
Joan
Kerina Deas
Health Rep
Nick Dunbar
Mirimar Volunteer
Lucy Edwards
Screaming woman
Taungaroa Emile
Diabetic
Simon Ferry
Frank
David Geary
Fire Rep
Luke Hawker
Salavation Army Person
Sally Martin
Bess
Russell Raethel
Jeff
Vanessa Stacey
Woman1
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