The Impossible (2012 film)
- Ewan McGregor: Henry
- Naomi Watts: Maria
- Tom Holland: Lucas
- Samuel Joslin: Thomas
- Oaklee Pendergast: Simon
- Johan Sundberg: Daniel
- Sönke Möhring: Karl Slider
- Geraldine Chaplin: old woman
The Impossible ( original title Lo imposible ) is a melodramatic film from the year 2012, which, as its theme the true story of a Spanish family that happened during the 2004 tsunami.
Action
Henry and Maria come on 24 December 2004 with her three sons in Thai Khao Lak in their holiday hotel. On the next day, the family, who is staying at the hotel pool, captured by the tsunami. Mary, Henry and the children survive the catastrophe forward, they will separate. Maria and Lucas, the eldest son, first drive together in the water, then walk together through the rubble and find Daniel, who was also separated from his parents, and take him to a tree on which they seek safety from further waves want. The three are found by Thais that bring the injured Lucas and Mary in a hospital.
Henry is located along with his sons Thomas and Simon in the rubble of the hotel; he confides to the two strangers to even continue the search for his wife and other son. Thomas and Simon are transported together with other children when they accidentally find her brother Lucas and her father during a stopover at a hospital. Thus, the whole family is united in the hospital where Maria has to be operated because of their injuries. For better medical care all be flown to Singapore.
Reviews
"Questions about the non Erzählbaren, after, true story ', as it is exposed at the beginning of the film - the plot is based on the fate of the Spanish family Belon - remain outside, The Impossible ' leaves them with his nasty emotional impact even arise not only does not make his problem. The not nearly similar pressure building up TV images from the past and dramatically pointed little Internet video of what happened is the film against a consistently condensed transplantation of the natural disaster in individually - physical suffering and its exhibition. Nothing is to think more outside. "
" The Impossible 'is a gripping and played effectively, but unilaterally staged disaster drama about the struggle for survival of a family. "
" A family witnessed the end of 2004 the killer tsunami in Southeast Asia - that suggests a disaster movie. Instead, was from The Impossible a rare intense drama with two incredibly strong main characters. Disappointingly, only to be constructed, and kitschy end. "
Awards
- Goya 2013 Won: Best Director - Juan Antonio Bayona
- Won: Best Producer - Sandra Hermida
- Won: Best Editing - Elena Ruiz and Bernat Vilaplana
- Won: Best Sound - Peter Glossop, Marc local and Oriol Tarragó
- Won: Best Special Effects - Pau Costa and Félix Bergés
- Nominated: Best Film
- Nominated: Best Actress - Naomi Watts
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actor - Ewan McGregor
- Nominated: Best Young Actor - Tom Holland
- Nominated: Best Original Screenplay - Sergio G. Sánchez
- Nominated: Best Art Direction - Eugenio Caballero
- Nominated: Best Cinematography - Óscar Faura
- Nominated: Best Mask - Alessandro Bertolazzi, David Martí and Montse Ribé
- Nominated: Best Original Score - Fernando Velázquez
- National Board of Review Award 2012 Won: Best Young Actor - Tom Holland
- Golden Globes 2013 Nominated: Best Actress - Naomi Watts
- Academy Awards 2013 Nominated: Best Actress - Naomi Watts