Earthquake (2002 film) br 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] br Cast br Sebastien Sisak as Didier, a cynologist br Sabina Akhmedova as Gayane br Konstantin Lavronenko as Konstantin Berezhnoy br Artyom Bystrov as a hoistman br Armen Margaryan as Armen br Arsen Grigoryan as Ryzhiy br Maria Mironova as Anna Berezhnaya br Michael Poghosyan as Erem br Starring br Konstantin Lavronenko br Maria Mironova br Release date br 25 July 2002 br Running time 101 minutes br Country Armenia br Languages Armenian br Russian br Box office $3.