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Lo imposible (2012) 7.6
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7.6/10 from 119,230 users
Metascore: 73/100
Reviews: 304 user | 360 critic | 42 from Metacritic.com The story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Director:J.A. Bayona |
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Cast
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| Ewan McGregor | ... | ||
| Tom Holland | ... | ||
| Samuel Joslin | ... | ||
| Oaklee Pendergast | ... | ||
| Marta Etura | ... | ||
| Sönke Möhring | ... | ||
| Geraldine Chaplin | ... | ||
| Ploy Jindachote | ... | ||
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Jomjaoi Sae-Limh | ... | |
| Johan Sundberg | ... | ||
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Jan Roland Sundberg | ... | |
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La-Orng Thongruang | ... |
Old Thai Man
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Tor Klathaley | ... |
Young Thai Man
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Douglas Johansson | ... |
Mr. Benstrom
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A regular family - Maria (Naomi Watts), Henry (Ewan McGregor) and their three kids - travel to Thailand to spend Christmas. They get an upgrade to a villa on the coastline. After settling in and exchanging gifts, they go to the pool, like so many other tourists. A perfect paradise vacation until a distant noise becomes a roar. There is no time to escape from the tsunami; Maria and her eldest are swept one way, Henry and the youngest another. Who will survive, and what will become of them? Written by Ronaldo Ferreira
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Country:
SpainRelease Date:
11 October 2012 (Spain) See more »Also Known As:
L'impossible See more »Box Office
Budget:
€30,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$143,818 (USA) (21 December 2012)Gross:
$18,996,755 (USA) (12 April 2013)Company Credits
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Title Card: On December 26th, 2004,the deadliest tsunami on record hit the South East Coast of Asia. The lives of countless families all over the world changed forever. This is the true story of one of those families.
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Composed and Performed by For Fiesta
Voice by Lluís Segura (as Lluís Segura)
Guitar by Marc Prades
Solo Guitar by Marc Gómez del Moral
Bass by David Gallart
Drums by Bernat Vilaplana
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For the underwater scenes, Naomi Watts was strapped in a rotating chair. While filming, Watts couldn't hold her breath any longer and she gave the 'stop' sign. Instead of stopping, the chair started spinning the other way around. Later it was revealed that it was a technical error and Watts stated the she felt very scared and hated the chair for that reason. See more »Goofs
In the hospital, where Thomas and Henry talking, the ceiling fan at the top left is off. In the next shot, the ceiling fan is on. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Title Card: On December 26th, 2004,the deadliest tsunami on record hit the South East Coast of Asia. The lives of countless families all over the world changed forever. This is the true story of one of those families.
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Crazy Credits
The title and the rest of the credits do not appear until the end of the film. The only credits that appear at the beginning are the production companies' logos and an explanation of how the Tsunami came about. See more »Soundtracks
IylmComposed and Performed by For Fiesta
Voice by Lluís Segura (as Lluís Segura)
Guitar by Marc Prades
Solo Guitar by Marc Gómez del Moral
Bass by David Gallart
Drums by Bernat Vilaplana
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The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami is brought to shockingly realistic life in J. A. Bayona's ten minute sequence near the beginning of the harrowing true-life survival tale, "The Impossible." With little to no CGI and using mostly scale models and a giant water tank, Bayona throws the viewers into the wave along with stars Naomi Watts (astonishing) and young Tom Holland (revelatory as Watts' son). Told from the point of view of a family on holiday in Thailand, the story makes for a riveting family-centered emotional drama. The rest of the cast is outstanding as well, and there's a strong humanist approach applied to depicting this wide-spread multi-national disaster.
It might pull on the heartstrings a bit "too much" in some sequences, but the manipulation is apt in telling this real-life drama.
Overall - an unforgettable, draining but uplifting film experience.
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