Taglines: Nothing is more powerful than the human spirit.
Christmas Eve 2004. The Japan residing Brits, the Bennetts – husband and wife Henry and Maria, and their three sons Lucas, Thomas and Simon – have just arrived at the Orchid Beach Resort in Khao Lak, Thailand, for their Christmas vacation.
They are all at the resort’s pool area – Henry with the two youngest in the pool, while Maria and Lucas are off doing other things on their own – when, without warning, a massive tsunami hits. In the tsunami’s aftermath which results in a landscape full of carnage and destruction, the surviving family members, some with serious injuries, are separated from each other.
The first priority for each is to find at least one other family member so that he/she is not alone in dealing with the uncertainty of the situation. Once he/she is able to do so, they have to decide if finding the other family members, not knowing if they are dead or alive, should still remain the only priority, especially as some things become better known and as other things are still unknown.
Such as if another tsunami will hit which makes heading to higher ground a sound move for one’s own safety. Along the way, each person will have to decide whether to help others, and conversely if others are willing to help them, most of who are facing the same situation of being injured and requiring medical assistance and/or are looking for missing loved ones, not knowing if they are dead or alive.
The Impossible (Spanish: Lo Imposible) is a 2012 disaster drama film directed by J. A. Bayona and written by Sergio G. Sánchez. It is based on the experience of María Belón and her family in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The cast includes Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor and Tom Holland.
The film received positive reviews from critics for its direction and its acting, especially for Watts who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role.
The Impossible (2012)
Directed by: J. A. Bayona
Starring: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin, Oaklee Pendergast, Marta Etura, Sönke Möhring, Geraldine Chaplin, Ploy Jindachote, Jomjaoi Sae-Limh, Johan Sundberg
Screenplay by: Sergio G. Sánchez
Production Design by: Eugenio Caballero
Cinematography by: Oscar Faura
Film Editing by: Elena Ruiz, Bernat Vilaplana
Costume Design by: Anna Bingemann, Sparka Lee Hall, Maria Reyes
Set Decoration by: Pilar Revuelta
Art Direction by: Jaime Anduiza, Dídac Bono, Lek Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat, Marina Pozanco
Music by: Fernando Velázquez
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense realistic disaster sequences, including disturbing injury images and brief nudity.
Distributed by: Summit Entertainment
Release Date: December 21, 2012
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