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Schwarzenegger is back in Aftermath. The new feature film by director Elliott Lester is based on the real-life story of a man seeking vengeance on the person responsible for an air crash that took the lives of his family. Like with any ‘based on the real story’ film, it is uncertain how much of the plot is drawn from real life and how much was added by the writer. This uncertainty adds suspense to the film filled with twists and turns and the film grips from the start to finish.

Schwarzenegger, who is not playing his usual typecast this time, portrays dramatic character consumed by loss of his wife and pregnant daughter. The story revolves around the events that unfolded when a Russian passenger plane collided with a cargo plane over Germany in 2002, resulting in death of 71 people. Roman Melnyk, played by Arnold Schwarzenneger, struggles to cope with the loss and, understandably, wants someone to apologise for the loss of innocent lives.

The person responsible for the crash, the air traffic controller Jake, also finds his life in pieces. Forced to take on a new identity, his marriage crumbles, he loses his job and moves to different town – Jake becomes the ghost of his former self. The story builds up to its tragic conclusion 478 days later when the two strangers finally meet.

• Budget – $10,500,000 (estimated)
• Filming Dates – 14 December 2015 – 27 January 2016

The movie was filmed in Columbus, OH where Arnold Schwarzenegger has been hosting one of the biggest sports and bodybuilding events in the world, the Arnold Classic, for over 40 years.

Based on the real-life crash of Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 and DHL Flight 611. The incident occurred on July 1, 2002, when the two planes crashed into each other in midair over the town of Überlingen, Germany.

Maggie Grace and the film crew took a break from shooting to have lunch one day at a nearby high school cafeteria. The high school they were at happened to be the very high school Grace attended growing up.

Maggie Grace is from Columbus, OH where the movie was filmed.

The movie is based on the “Überlingen mid-air collision” which happened on July 1st, 2002.