10.5 - Apocalypse
| Television series | |
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| German title | 10.5 - Apocalypse |
| Original title | 10.5: Apocalypse |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| year | 2006 |
| length | 169 minutes |
| Episodes | 2 in 1 season |
| genre | drama |
| production | Randi Richmond |
| music | Henning Lohner |
| First broadcast | May 21, 2006 (USA) |
| German-language first broadcast |
August 27, 2006 on RTL |
| occupation | |
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10.5 - Apocalypse (Original title: 10.5: Apocalypse ) is an American television miniseries by director John Lafia from 2006 and the sequel to 10.5 - The earth quakes (2004). The main roles are played by Kim Delaney , Beau Bridges and Frank Langella . The German synchronization was carried out by Bavaria Synchron GmbH, Munich.
action
A huge earthquake , which reached a value of 10.5 on the Richter scale , caused a crack in the earth's crust on the North American continent . Because of this event, a number of natural disasters, such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, occurred in the western United States. President Hollister sends Dr. Samantha Hill to investigate these disasters with the help of other geologists. They find that the tectonic plates will drift apart and that only Samantha's father, Dr. Earl Hill, a retired geologist who lives in Las Vegas , can tell how grave the situation is because only he foresaw such an eventuality.
But before they get in touch with him, Las Vegas is destroyed by a natural disaster. Meanwhile, a rift opens that forms from the north and threatens to spread to the Gulf of Mexico . It is also found that it fills with lava and threatens two nuclear power stations. After the hardest efforts, Dr. Earl Hill found alive by rescue professionals and brought to the team to help with this matter.
With the help of his daughter, he manages to develop an appropriate plan. By deliberately blowing up natural gas deposits in the immediate vicinity of the nuclear reactors, they succeed in diverting the formation of the trench and saving the nuclear power plants. In this way they can prevent a nuclear disaster that would have killed up to 75 million people. Nevertheless, it reaches the coast in the southern United States and the coast in northern Canada. The rift divides the continent in two, fills with sea water and thus forms a new waterway in a north-south direction.
background
Many of the geological theories presented in the film have not been scientifically proven or are fictitious. The Plate is in an endless cycle; there is no reversal of direction like in the film. In fact, rift fractures and new plate boundaries can arise, but this usually happens over millennia or millions of years (e.g. the Great African Rift Valley ). Furthermore, there is no known method of predicting geological processes down to the minute. In addition, geological movements are difficult to influence by detonations.
The Red Plains nuclear power plant affected is fictitious. In fact, there are many large and significant American nuclear power plants in southern Texas.
Reviews
"(TV) continuation of a failed disaster spectacle that surpasses its predecessor with messy dialogues, ridiculous special effects and disinterested actors and has little to offer apart from a good amount of involuntary comedy."
"Television can hardly be more apocalyptic"
Awards
The miniseries was nominated once for the Saturn Award .
Web links
- 10.05 - Apocalypse in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- 10.5 - Apocalypse in the online film database
Individual evidence
- ↑ 10.5 Apocalypse German dubbing index . Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- ↑ 10.5 - Apocalypse. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ 10.5 - Apocalypse (1 + 2) TV feature film . Retrieved January 25, 2018.