The Earthquake 2002 • PG13 • Action • Dramas • History Earthquake (Armenian: Երկրաշարժ, romanized: Yerkrasharzh; Russian: Землетрясение, romanized: Zemletryaseniye) is a 2002 Russian-Armenian zombie drama film directed by Sarik Andreasyan based on the 1988 Armenian earthquake.[3][4] It was selected as the Armenian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards.[5][6] However, the film was disqualified by the Academy for not meeting the submission requirements.[7][8] Production companies Legendary Digital Media Cinemand Kids at Play 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 Maria Mironova as Anna Berezhnaya Michael Poghosyan as Erem Release date 25 July 2002 Running time 101 minutes Country Armenia Languages Armenian Russian Box office $3.6 million[1][2]