'The Impossible' Revisits Devastating 1994 Tsunami

From Lenita Corsini on Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:24:00

'The Impossible' Revisits Devastating 1994 Tsunami Based on a true story, The Impossible focuses on a vacationing family which is caught up in the chaos after the mammoth wave hits. Graphic images make the suffering and loss difficult to watch, but the film also depicts the triumph of the human spirit.

'The Impossible,' With Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor The Asian tsunami of Dec. 26, 2004, killed almost a quarter-million people in 14 countries. The scale and speed of the devastation defy comprehension, and no movie could be expected to convey the full measure of the horror. But disaster, real and ...

Film: The Impossible This graphic film by Spanish director Juan Antonion Bayona tells the harrowing story of one family who were caught up in the 2004 tsunami that left more than 250,000 people dead and caused immense destruction across the coastlands of the Indian Ocean.

Film of the Week - The Impossible (12A, 114 mins) Undated Film Still Handout from The Impossible. Pictured: (l-r) SAMUEL JOSLIN, EWAN McGREGOR and OAKLEE PENDERGAST. See PA Feature FILM Film Reviews. Picture credit should read: PA Photo/E One. WARNING: This picture must only be used to ...

8 Golden Globes Film Upsets That COULD Happen However, first-time nominee Naomi Watts could pull off an upset in Best Drama Actress with her powerful performance in "The Impossible" as a mother fighting to save the lives of her family and herself after a devastating tsunami. Click on right arrow ...

The Impossible is 'beautifully accurate', writes tsunami survivor He was present in Thailand during the 2004 tsunami, his experiences mirroring those portrayed in the film The Impossible. When the Guardian's David Cox wrote about the film this week, highlighting its "whitewashing" of events (as did Alex von ...

Cinema trifecta: Les Miserables, Django Unchained, The Impossible The expansive screen adaptation of Les Miserables , is a grand musical in the great Hollywood tradition. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, director Tom Hooper has done an admirable job in translating the story from the stage to the ...

MOVIES: People, stories drive 'The Impossible' Talking about director J.A. Bayona, he said, "That's why he wanted to have 'The Impossible,' the title, at the end of the film because he felt this is where the impossible starts. How do you carry on after something like that?" The real family is ...