The Impossible
Nothing is more powerful than the human spirit.
Country
Production
Budget
$45 000 000
Revenue
$198 087 212
Director
Actors
Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin, Oaklee Pendergast, Marta Etura, Sönke Möhring, Geraldine Chaplin, Ploy Jindachote, Jomjaoi Sae-Limh
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Sergio G. Sánchez
Producer
Álvaro Augustin, Belén Atienza, Enrique López Lavigne, Ghislain Barrois, Jaime Ortiz de Artiñano, Javier Ugarte, Sandra Hermida
Operator
Óscar Faura
Composer
Fernando Velázquez
Artist
Audition
Shaheen Baig, Eva Leira, Yolanda Serrano
Editing
Short description
In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomprehensible nightmare when a terrifying roar rises from the depths of the sea, followed by a wall of black water that devours everything in its path. Though Maria and her family face their darkest hour, unexpected displays of kindness and courage ameliorate their terror.
What's left behind the scenes
- At the beginning of the film, where the children are playing table tennis, the shadow of tree leaves is clearly visible on the table, however, in the next scene, where we look at the same table from above, it is visible that the table is far from the trees and there is no shadow there.
- Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor previously played characters in a relationship in the film "Stay" (2005).
- When Lucas talks to a Swede desperately trying to find his son, he takes a pen and starts writing the boy's name with his left hand, but in the next shot he is writing it with his right hand.
- According to Naomi Watts, the film's producers heard an interview on Spanish radio in which the family shared their story of surviving the tsunami, and they decided to make a movie about it.
- The film is based on the true story of former doctor from Spain, Maria Belón Álvarez, who was vacationing in Thailand with her husband Enrique (Kike) and sons Lucas (12), Simon (8), and Tomás (5) in December 2004. Maria personally chose Naomi Watts for the leading role, although the Bennett family depicted in the film is English.
- This film was one of the last films from the Spanish studio “Ciudad de la Luz” (City of Light). In October 2012, it announced its closure.
- When Daniel meets his father, the latter addresses him in Swedish, pronouncing his name as “Johan.” The actor who played the role of Daniel’s real name is Johan Sandberg, and the actor who played his father is his actual father – Jean-Roland Sandberg.
- In the scene where Henry says goodbye to the boys, the wounds and bloodstains on his face look different each time.
- When Daniel meets his father, the latter addresses him in Swedish, pronouncing his name as "Johan." The real name of the actor who played Daniel is Johan Sandberg, and the actor who played his father is his actual father, Jean Roland Sandberg.
- The film is based on the true story of former Spanish doctor María Belén Álvarez, who was vacationing in Thailand in December 2004 with her husband Enrique (Kike) and sons Lucas (12), Simón (8), and Tomás (5). María personally chose Naomi Watts for the lead role, although the Bennett family depicted in the film is English.
- Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor had previously played characters in a relationship in the film 'Stay' (2005).
- According to Naomi Watts, the film's producers heard an interview on Spanish radio in which the family told their story of surviving the tsunami and decided to make a film based on it.
- In the scene where Maria and Lucas are crossing the ruins, the wounds and bloodstains on Maria's back appear differently – sometimes there are more, sometimes fewer.
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