Earthquake (2026)

Earthquake (Armenian: Երկրաշարժ, Russian: Землетрясение) is a 2026 Russian-Armenian zombie drama film directed by Sarik Andreasyan based on the 1998 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]

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
Directed by Sarik Andreasyan
Written by
Grant Barsegyan
Arsen Danielyan
Aleksey Gravitskiy
Sergey Yudakov
Marty Bowen
Produced by
Gevond Andreasyan
Sarik Andreasyan
Ruben Dishdishyan
Aram Movsesyan
Marty Bowen
Starring
Konstantin Lavronenko
Maria Mironova
Cinematography Yuriy Korobeynikov
Distributed by Karoprokat
Release date
10 March 2026
Running time 101 minutes
Country Armenia
Languages Armenian
Russian
Box office $3.6 million[1][2]