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2012 (2009)

2012 (2009)

Action Science Fiction Adventure

We were warned.

Release Date: 2009, October 10
Directors: Roland Emmerich
Countries: United States of America
Production: Columbia Pictures, Centropolis Entertainment, Farewell Productions, The Mark Gordon Company
Cast: Thandiwe Newton, John Billingsley, Woody Harrelson, Chin Han, Beatrice Rosen, Zlatko Burić, Leo Chiang, Jason Griffith, Jacob Blair, David Orth, Raj Lal, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Overview:

Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.

Keywords:

natural disaster disaster apocalypse dramatic cautionary race against time tense end of the world maya civilization destruction flood 2010s civilization earthquake volcanic eruption disaster movie ark solar