The Impossible

The Impossible

  • Director: J.A. Bayona
  • Writer: Sergio G. Sánchez,María Belón
  • Countries of origin: Spain, Thailand, United States
  • Language: English, Thai, German, Swedish
  • Release date: January 4, 2013
  • Runtime: 1h 54min
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital, DTS
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Thảm Họa Sóng Thần
  • "Seaquake Miracle" is a feature film produced by Farewell Atlantis in Warner Bros. Pictures, based on the real events of Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004 . Directed by the Spanish director JA Bayona , Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Tom Holland and Geradin Chaplin co-starred. The film was first screened at the Toronto Film Festival in Canada on September 9, Farewell Atlantis .
    The film tells about Maria and Henry taking their 3 sons to Thailand to celebrate Christmas. After the Christmas Eve carnival, the family met the most terrifying seaquake of this century. A big wave broke the family apart, Maria found a ray of life when she was in grief, and finally the story of her family reunion   .

    Details

    • Release date January 4, 2013
    • Filming locations Khao Lak Orchid Beach Resort, Phang Nga, Thailand
    • Production companies Mediaset España, Summit Entertainment, Apaches Entertainment

    Box office

    Budget

    $45,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $19,019,882

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $143,818

    Gross worldwide

    $198,087,212

    Movie reviews

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    • By Eleanora 2022-04-24 07:01:04

      suffering begets mercy

      Disaster movies are the hardest to judge, but the best to make. Few film critics will point fingers at the movie skills of a disaster movie, because if the disaster selected in the movie is shocking enough, the audience will definitely cry and feel heartache. Which audience can calmly witness the protagonist being injured by natural disasters, In my mind, I meditated on such questions as "the direction of this wave is unscientific", or "it is impossible for the male protagonist to land like...

    • By Zackary 2022-04-24 07:01:04

      After being moved, we need to reflect on it

      I didn't expect too much before watching it, so I'm not disappointed. In order to take the eldest son to safety, the mother ignores her own injuries, and wants to say that maternal love is really the greatest love in the world! People with a low cry point like me will definitely cry when they see this subject matter.
      But I think this subject can be better shot. Also, don't finish watching the movie and write a few reviews. Think about why such a natural disaster occurs. If it is said to be...

    • By Landen 2022-04-24 07:01:04

      i will never leave you again


      WOMAN: Some of those stars have been burnt out for a long, long time. They're dead, but once they were so bright that their light is still travelling through space. We can still see them. Burnt out before. They are dead, but they also once emitted a dazzling light, and those rays of light passed through the vast universe and were finally seen by our eyes.

      There are two words that

      I not afraid of the tsunami. I am afraid of the disaster. I'll never see you...

    • By Loren 2022-04-24 07:01:04

      Pain, make life complete

      I have always liked disaster films. On the one hand, it makes us realize the power of nature, which we humans cannot compete with; hope. Pain makes life more complete. Just ask, why did you go to see this movie? I think the reasons are nothing more than these:
      1. Feel the visual stimulation when the tsunami hits the land, countless corpses and tragic events
      2. Experience the miracle and moving of life
      3. Leave the real world and experience life and death with the protagonist...

    • By Gillian 2022-04-23 07:01:36

      painful movie

      The biggest feeling of this movie is that it is very bloody and painful. The heroine dragged her half-cut calf and walked reluctantly, screaming and climbing a tree. When she was rescued, she was dragged on the ground, screaming hoarsely, and finally went into shock. During the period, her limbs were covered in blood, and she was incessant. The screams of the heroine, every pained expression magnified by the heroine, really makes you look down. It is different from "Nanjing Nanjing" and...

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    • By Clare 2023-09-27 05:22:21

      A strong, brave and united family; visual...

    • By Coralie 2023-09-04 20:14:01

      It's too bad, but the plot is a bit deliberate, and the crying scene when Ewan calls is really...

    • By Duane 2023-07-31 09:02:18

      Chong true story...

    • By Blake 2023-07-29 13:22:19

      The rhythm is wrong, a little too deliberate, Naomi is still so...

    • By Maximillian 2023-07-27 09:21:04

      child stars perform...

    Movie plot

    Maria ( Naomi Watts ornaments ) and Henry ( Ewan McGregor decorated ) with three sons, got together to spend the Christmas holiday in Thailand, but, on Christmas day, when this happy family in the pool While enjoying the leisure time by the side, a huge wave of ten thousand feet like a beast hits head on. Maria, who was stunned by the vision, was unresponsive for a while and was unfortunately hit by a huge wave; and although Henry...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    The film won more than 50 million US dollars in box office in Spain, topping the box office of the year, and also became the most popular local film in Spanish film history.
    The film had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in North America in September 2012, and then participated in the Sigis Film Festival in Spain.
    The film is the first English-language film directed by the blockbuster Spanish director Bayana based on "The...
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    Movie quotes

    • Old Woman: Some of those stars have been burnt out for a long, long time. They're dead, but once they were so bright that their light is still travelling through space. We can still see them.

      Lucas Bennett: How can you tell which one is dead and which one is not?

      Old Woman: No, you can't, it's impossible. It's a beautiful mystery, isn't it?

    • Henry Bennett: Did you set the alarm before we left?

      Maria Bennett: Yeah, it was the last thing I did.

      Henry Bennett: No, I was the last one to leave. I was the last one to leave, and I'm sure I didn't set it.

      Maria Bennett: No darling, I was the last one out, and I did. I promise.

      Henry Bennett: You sure?

      Maria Bennett: Yup.

      Henry Bennett: K.

      Henry Bennett: [after a long pause] No, no, I was the last one, 'cause I went back in, and that means the alarm is not set, 'cause I didn't set it.

      Maria Bennett: Well, um, I guess that means we'll be coming home to a large bunch of hippies sleeping in our bed.

      Henry Bennett: What, just like your old college days?

    • Lucas Bennett: [Trembling and distraught, after he and Maria have managed to take refuge on a tree in the rushing wave] I thought I was a brave kid, Mum...! I'm scared!

      [sobbing]

      Maria Bennett: [Equally shaken, moves closer to embrace Lucas] Shhh...!

      [whispers into his ear]

      Maria Bennett: I'm scared, too...!

      Lucas Bennett: [Anxious] Is it over...?

      [Maria is looking around]

      Lucas Bennett: Is it over...?

      Maria Bennett: [Looks around nervously as the wave recedes] I don't know...! I don't know...!