Lucas shares his experience of growing up in a family with hd and the impact. Mother maria bennet, an exdoctor, is swept out in the tidal wave with oldest son lucas. Henry walks past marias ward, and she appears to recognize his shadow against the curtain of her ward, but is too weak to call out. With wonderful acting, the impossible tells a captivating true story in which survival impulses, society, family ties and human kindness all shine and inspire. Lucas is shown to be very obnoxious at first, seeing his younger brother feeling scared on the flight, claiming nothing scares him. In any case, this tense and deeply moving film, based on a true story that occurred during the 2004 indian ocean tsunami, achieves its goals on all counts. Creating the tsunami scene in the impossible the new. Among the things that happened was a moment of cinematic serendipity. She was portrayed in the 2012 film the impossible by naomi watts with the. Belon, a doctor, and her husband, enrique alvarez and her three sons, lucas. Holland, 16, stars as lucas in the impossible, an intense, raw drama about a family trapped in thailand after the 2004 tsunami wreaks havoc on the small nation. Then again, as its based on a true story, its probably unfair to label the impossible as such a movie because the plight of the characters is at its heart throughout the entire duration. The impossible made the lower half of 2010s black list. A sensory overload of emotion and spectacle, the impossible is a disaster movie much, much better than the usual overblown fare pumped out by hollywood.
And the tense tale of scattered family members fighting to stay alive while desperately searching for nothing more than a reassuring touch of a loved ones hand or a tearful comforting embrace, is immersive and very, very moving. Traumatised and fearing another huge wave, maria and lucas were. Moments before paradise was smashed to bits, maria was on a lounger at the orchid resort hotel in thailand while her boys, lucas, 10, tomas, eight, and simon, five, were playing nearby with their dad. The latter half of the impossible is so disappointingly movie ish, tying a bow on the events after portraying them too vividly to allow them to be wrapped so neatly. Thats how maria felt when she spots the head of lucas out of the. Nominated for an academy award best actress, naomi watts and based on the true story of one family s survival, the impossible is an epic journey to the core of the human heart. The film is in postproduction now and stars ewan mcgregor and naomi watts. An unforgettable account of a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time the 2004 indian ocean tsunami. Tsunami survivors impossible story hits the big screen bbc news. She was portrayed in the 2012 film the impossible by naomi watts, who received a best actress academy award nomination for her performance. Naomi watts and ewan mcgregor star in the impossible, a film based on the true story of one family who were caught in the deadly indian ocean tsunami. Watts and her son lucas tom holland are caught in the tsunamis fierce pull.
Miracle mum relives 2004 tsunami ordeal which inspired new. Hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives, and the impossible never ever loses sight of this. The impossible stars ewan mcgregor and naomi watts video interview stars discuss the impossible, juan antonio bayonas drama about a family who were caught up in the tsunami resulting from the. A teenager whose family survived the 2004 tsunami in thailand and had their story told in hollywood film the impossible, is.
The impossible is not a film about the 2004 indian ocean tsunami. Now their amazing tale of survival has inspired the film the impossible, which opened in cinemas this week and stars ewan mcgregor, naomi watts and teen newcomer tom holland as. It wrings out tears with an industrious efficiency that leaves you feeling manhandled after the exhilarating, terrifying footage thats unfolded before. Even though its set during that horrific tragedy, its really the story of one family s really bad christmas vacation. Juan antonio bayonas the impossible is an intense realization of the 2004 tsunami at odds with overstated sentimentalism back to indiewire news.
Based on the true story of a spanish family that survived the 2004 asian tsunami, the impossible follows henry ewan mcgregor and maria naomi watts, a british couple who travels to a luxury resort in thailand for a christmas holiday. Lucas bennett is a character portrayed by tom holland for the impossible. Tsunami survivor maria belon reflects on the impossible. The impossible movie with an ending thats too good to be true. Josh lucas is the latest to come aboard fox 2000s the impossible, the faithbased drama based on the true story of joyce. The film s raging tsunami special effects are flatout stunning. Lucas and maria are stranded in the heart of the 2004 tsunami. The impossible, with naomi watts and ewan mcgregor the. The plot of the impossible follows the fortunes of a family torn apart by the force of the tsunami as it hits the resort that. However, despite the fact that the alvarezbelon family, composed by quique and maria alvararez, and their sons lucas, tomas and simon, were clearly of spanish descent, the movie s main characters, naomi watts and ewan mcgregor, speak in a very strong british accent, do not look alike and never reveal their nationality. A family torn by a tsunami and reunited by fate footloosetomcat february 4, 20 spoiler alert jons, one half of my best friends, recommended that i watch this movie and luckily, my brother jami has already done so and made the same remark.
Maria bennett naomi watts and her husband henry ewan mcgregor are expat brits living in japan when they decide to spend christmas at a beachfront resort in. True story of the impossible miracle survival of family. Josh lucas cast in foxs faithbased drama the impossible. Naomi watts was nominated for three awards for her role as maria bennett. Tsunami drama the impossible is improbably powerful. The impossible 710 movie clip reunited 2012 hd duration.
After the tsunami calmed down, belon was able to swim to land with lucas, only. At the hospital, maria encourages lucas to help others find their family members while she goes into surgery for her chest injuries. The impossible, starring naomi watts and ewen mcgregor. Unbeknownst to all, the entire family is miraculously in the same place. Before the audience of emba alumni and their families, gathered on. A 2012 film about one familys impossible story during the boxing day tsunami. She was severely injured in the tsunami and nearly died. She has stated that some of her family is from the canary islands.
Maria belon born may 12, 1966 is a spanish physician and motivational speaker, known for. Director juan antonio bayonas the impossible aims to tell one familys story of struggle and survival after the disastrous indian ocean. How did couples react to the movie titanic back in 1997. Director juan antonio bayonas the impossible aims to tell one familys story of struggle and survival after the disastrous indian ocean tsunami of 2004. Tsunami survivors impossible story hits the big screen. Tsunami survivor tomas alvarezbelon on wales lifeguard.
As the movie opens, maria naomi watts and henry ewan mcgregor, an english couple living in japan, are flying to thailand with their three sons for a christmas vacation at a luxurious beach resort. Impossible miracle survival of family who inspired tsunami movie. For belon, making the film was more than just a glamorous silver lining to a traumatic event. The impossible cast, info, trivia famous birthdays. Based of the movie the impossible which is based of a real family named the belons. The english bennet family are on christmas holiday in thailand when the tsunami hits. The impossible, a film based on the true story of one family who were. The trailer for the impossible makes it clear that the entire family featured in this drama about the 2004 indian ocean tsunami survives. For bayona, the story of belons family s survival helped shed a light on the devastation left in the tsunamis wake. Lo imposible is a 2012 englishlanguage spanish disaster drama film directed by j. As the impossible begins, all is quiet at a peaceful resort beach in thailand. Image caption tomas alvarezbelon said he is happiest in wales. Thats how maria felt when she spots the head of lucas out of the water. Maria belon, who survived the 2004 indian ocean tsunami, spoke at.
Lucas spots his father recognizing his shorts and bloody legs in the distance, but immediately loses sight of him, and gives chase. This is how maria belon, the reallife heroine of the 2012 film the impossible, began her talk. A family struggles to survive during the 2004 indian ocean tsunami. The eldest son, lucas saw them together in the hospital but did not acknowledge them. Perhaps this film is best described as a family drama. His familys survival story inspired the 2012 film the impossible, starring naomi watts. It is based on the experience of maria belon and her family in the 2004 indian ocean tsunami.
The film follows the seriously wounded maria and her eldest son lucas as they struggle to safety, not knowing whether marias husband and their two younger sons are dead or alive. Lo imposible is a 2012 englishlanguage spanish disaster drama film directed by juan antonio bayona and written by sergio g. The cast includes naomi watts, ewan mcgregor and tom holland. Miracle mum relives 2004 tsunami ordeal which inspired new movie the impossible maria belon alvarez was badly wounded as she was dragged under water by the vast indian ocean tsunami of boxing day.
Ewan mcgregor and naomi watts are henry and maria who, with their three sons, journey to thailand for a christmas getaway. Perhaps this film is best described as a family drama with elements of disaster, then. Both epic and intimate, devastating and uplifting, the impossible is a journey to the core of the human heart. For this footage the actors were shot in a surge of water created in an outdoor. Lucas, along with parents maria and henry and two younger brothers thomas and simon go on a family vacation to khao lak, thailand. Seconds later, victims are swept up like matchsticks. A family offive whose miraculous survival in the boxing day tsunami has been turned into a hollywood film today relived their ordeal as their story prepares to hit the big screen. The impossible is a wellproduced, beautifully photographed disaster movie based on actual events. But more importantly, it is a story about many people and what they suffered.